50 Citations Made During Labor Day Campaign: Police

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — The Buffalo Grove Police Department recently joined forces with other law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners throughout the state for its annual Labor Day enforcement effort. The statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click It or Ticket" campaigns ran from Aug. 20 through Sept. 8.

The following citations were made during the campaign:

• 34 seat belt violations
• 8 speeding tickets
• 5 uninsured motorists
• 2 unlicensed driving

In addition, one adjudication citation was written for possession of cannabis.

"As traffic safety partners, we do our best to make sure all drivers and other road users are safe," Sergeant Michelle Kondrat said in a press release. "While enforcement campaigns like this saves lives, there is still much to be done. Please help us spread the message: 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.'"

Nationally in 2018, 10,511 people were killed in drunk driving crashes, making up nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities that year, according to the Buffalo Grove Police Department. More than 10,000 people have died because of impaired driving each of the last four years in the United States.

The statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click It or Ticket" campaigns are made possible by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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