Traffic & Transit
Dozens Of Drivers Ticketed During Holidays In DuPage County
Drivers were ticketed for speeding, distracted driving and other violations during the sheriff's office's most recent safety campaign.
WHEATON, IL — Dozens of drivers were ticketed during a recent traffic safety campaign conducted by the DuPage County Sheriff's Office during the winter holidays.
The following citations were issued:
- 30 speeding tickets
- Seven stop sign tickets
- Five tickets for driving without insurance
- Five distracted driving tickets
- Three tickets for failing to obey a traffic control device
- Two tickets for driving without license plates
- Two tickets for driving with expired license plates
- Two tickets for driving without a valid license
- Two tickets for invalid registration
- One seatbelt ticket
- Five tickets for failure to signal, improperly turning and other violations
“We can’t stress this enough: Impaired driving is illegal, potentially deadly behavior, and it puts the driver, passengers, and all road users at risk,” DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick said in news release.
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The holiday crackdown was part of the statewide "Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over" campaign, which is funded in part by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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