Hinsdale Police Announce Labor Day Campaign Results

HINSDALE, IL – The Hinsdale Police Department recently announced that it showed zero tolerance for impaired driving during the Labor Day holiday, and arrested one offender for the potentially deadly crime. The department said officers issued 27 citations for speeding, 22 citations for seatbelt violations, one arrest for DUI, one arrest for driving while license suspended with a charge for obstructing information, six citations for illegal use of an electronic device while driving, four civil citations for possession of cannabis, two citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and seven other Illinois Vehicle Code violations.

Police said one of the traffic offenders was found in possession of a controlled substance. The substance was sent to the crime lab for testing, and charges are pending for the motorist. Officers also issued 14 warnings to motorists for various violations to the Illinois Vehicle Code.

“The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign gives us the opportunity to help spread the message that preventing impaired driving is a matter of life or death,” Deputy Chief Thomas Lillie said in a release.

The Hinsdale Police Department said it partnered with law enforcement around the state for Illinois’ Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Labor Day safety campaign, ramping up its usual enforcement efforts from Aug. 20 through Sept. 4.

The Illinois Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal dollars managed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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