Schaumburg Police Release Holiday Enforcement Numbers

SCHAUMBURG, IL — Like most police departments throughout the state, the Schaumburg Police Department recently took part in the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" holiday enforcement campaign. The campaign ran from Dec. 16 of last year through Jan. 2.

The holiday enforcement campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal highway safety funds managed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association.

Schaumburg police ramped up enforcement efforts by adding four additional units. In addition to impaired driving arrests, the following citations were issued:

• Distracted/negligent driving — 10
• Seatbelt (front) — 1
• Child restraint — 1
• Speeding — 1
• Other citations — 4
• Driving while revoked — 1
• Driving under the influence of drugs — 1

"We can’t stress this enough: Impaired driving is illegal, potentially deadly behavior, and it puts the driver, passengers and all road users at risk," Lieutenant Christy Lindhurst said. "The ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’campaign helps our law enforcement officers address this problem head on. If you use any impairing substance, do not get behind the wheel of a vehicle."

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, in 2020, a total of 11,654 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. On average, more than 10,000 people were killed each year from 2016 to 2020, with one person killed in an alcohol-related crash every 45 minutes in 2020.