Schaumburg Police Begin Safe Halloween Driving Campaigns

SCHAUMBURG, IL —The Schaumburg Police Department is reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober to ensure that everyone enjoys a safe Halloween when little ghouls and goblins are out in neighborhoods and on busy streets after dark. If residents plan to be out celebrating, police say to keep these fearsome warnings in mind: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Click It or Ticket.

“If you know you’re partying this Halloween, make sure you designate a sober driver to get you home safely,” Sergeant Karen McCartney said in a news release. “Don’t put yourself, or others, at risk. Please remember to wear your seat belt and make a plan for a sober ride home.”

Each year throughout Illinois, many traffic deaths and injuries could be prevented with the click of a seat belt or the choice to designate a sober driver.

The Schaumburg Police Department urges everyone to follow these simple tips to help keep our roads safe during Halloween:

• Plan a safe way to get home before you attend a party.
• Designate a sober driver, take public transportation, use your favorite ride-sharing
• service, or call a sober friend or family member to get home.
• Walking while impaired can be just as dangerous as driving impaired. Designate a
• sober friend to walk you home.
• If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact local law enforcement as soon as it is safe to do so.
• If you see an impaired person about to drive, take their keys and help them get home safely.
• Buckle up: It’s your best defense against impaired drivers.

Motorists will see an increase in traffic safety patrols from Oct. 16 through Nov. 1. The Halloween enforcement effort is made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.