Hinsdale Police Arrest Impaired Driver During Traffic Campaign

HINSDALE, IL – The Hinsdale Police Department, alongside the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state completed a successful Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that coincided with the December holidays.

The department said from Dec. 18 through New Year’s Day, it made one DUI arrest.

“It should come as no surprise to any driver that drunk driving is illegal and punishable by arrest and significant fines,” Deputy Chief Erik Bernholdt said in a release. “The actions of those who choose to drive impaired are selfish. Hopefully, these offenders now realize their actions have serious and potentially fatal consequences, and we hope they will never put themselves or others at risk by driving impaired again.”

During the crackdown, the department also issued the following:

• 5 seat belt citations
• 1 uninsured motorists citation
• 13 speeding citations
• 1 expired driver’s license citation
• 7 illegal use of electronic device while driving citations

The Drive Sober Get Pulled Over enforcement effort was made possible with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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