Naperville Police Take 7 Drunken Drivers Off Road During Memorial Day Crackdown

NAPERVILLE, IL — Seven drunken drivers were taken off the roads during the Naperville Police Department’s Memorial Day Crackdown.

The campaign, which began May 16 and continued through Monday, resulted in more than 150 citations being given over the time period.

In total, police issued:

• 41 seat belt citations
• 1 child safety seat citation
• 7 DUI arrests
• 3 suspended/revoked license arrests
• 14 uninsured motorist citations
• 113 speeding citations
• 3 drug arrests

“These numbers are more than statistics,” said Sgt. Derek Zook. “They offer hard evidence that some people still choose to practice unsafe driving behaviors and that seat belt and impaired driving laws save lives.”

IDOT data shows that between 2010 and 2014, 3,075 people riding in vehicles died in crashes. Of those, 1,492 (about 48 percent) were properly buckled. That means more than 50 percent of those who died in crashes during this timeframe were not properly buckled.

Even though the Click It or Ticket mobilization has ended, officers enforce seat belt laws year round. Be sure to buckle up in both front and back seats, day and night, every trip, every time.

Illinois law also requires children to be properly restrained at all times while driving. Child passengers must ride in a car seat or booster seat until age 8, and passengers under 13 years old should ride in the back seat.