St. Charles Police Traffic Safety Campaign Gets Underway Friday

ST. CHARLES, IL — The St. Charles Police Department will begin its Thanksgiving holiday traffic safety campaign Friday.

The campaign will run through Nov. 29. Additional officers will be assigned to keep an eye out for drunken drivers and seat belt violations, according to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department.

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The effort is part of a statewide initiative to reduce crashes

Police are reminding drivers that if plan to drink over the holidays you should:

• Make a plan for a sober ride home before you go out.
• Use a ride share service, such as Uber or Lyft, or a taxi.
• If you see a drunk driver, pull over safely and call 911.
• Make sure everyone in your vehicle wears their seat belt. It is the best defense against an impaired driver.

The Click It or Ticket/Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort is funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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