Palatine Police Release Results from Holiday Safety Crackdown

Submitted by the Palatine Police Department

The Palatine Police Department is dedicated to making our roadways the safest they can be.

To strengthen that effort, the Palatine Police Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in their Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Traffic Safety Crackdown. Through a traffic safety grant, IDOT supplied funds to increase the number of uniformed Palatine Police officers on the roadways enforcing traffic laws from December 18, 2015 to January 3, 2016.

The focus of this campaign was to get intoxicated motorists off the roads and make sure vehicle occupants were kept safe through the enforcement of seat belt use. These saturation patrols emphasized the hours of 12 to 3 a.m. which has proven to be the deadliest on Illinois roadways.

Additionally, a roadside safety check was set up in an effort to make sure motorists were driving responsibly.

The following is a results summary for the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Traffic Safety Crackdown in the Village of Palatine:

• Driving Under the Influence Arrests - 4
• Seatbelt Violations – 53
• Speeding Violations – 21
• No Insurance Violations – 3
• Transportation of Alcohol Violations – 1
• Cellular Phone Violations – 13
• Other traffic violations – 13
• Drug Arrests – 6