Crime & Safety
Roadside Safety Check This Weekend In Elgin
Authorities will be on the lookout for drunken drivers and other driving violations.
ELGIN, IL – A roadside safety check will be held this weekend in Elgin, Illinois State Police announced Tuesday. Officers working the detail will be watching out for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with suspended or revoked driver’s license and transporting open alcoholic beverages, according to the news release. In addition, authorities will also be on the lookout for drunken drivers, safety belt violations, speeders and distracted drivers.
The roadside safety check will be held the weekend of March 23, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police. The purpose of the roadside checks is meant to keep roadways safe and drunken drivers off the road.
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