Police Release Labor Day Enforcement Numbers In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — The Northbrook Police Department Labor Day "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click It or Ticket" campaign results are in. Police made five impaired driving arrests during the recent Labor Day enforcement campaign to increase safety on Illinois roads.

Other citations and arrests included:

• 272 seat-belt citations — 117 during nighttime hours
• 1 drug arrest
• 2 improper lane usage citations
• 6 no insurance citations
• 8 traffic light citations
• 18 distracted driving citations
• 41 speeding citations

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

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Nationally in 2018, a total of 10,511 people were killed in drunk driving crashes, making up nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities that year, according to Northbrook police. More than 10,000 people have died as a result of impaired driving each of the last 4 years in the United States.

The Northbrook Police Department joined forces with enforcement agencies and highway safety partners throughout the state for the enforcement effort. 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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