Wheaton Police Give Out 45 Tickets During Holiday Crackdown

WHEATON, IL — Police in Wheaton recently handed out 45 tickets as part of a holiday crackdown that ran from Dec. 16 through Jan. 2. The crackdown, part of the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns, focused on impaired drivers and drivers who committed seatbelt violations.

In addition to the tickets, police made one arrest for impaired driving and possession of a controlled substance. Wheaton police issued tickets for the following violations:

• 31 seatbelt violations
• 4 distracted driving violations
• 3 unlawful consumption of alcohol violations
• 2 speeding violations
• 1 improper lane usage violation
• 1 failure to secure a child over 8 years of age
• 1 failure to obey railroad-crossing signal

In a statement, Wheaton Police Deputy Chief Robert Miller said, "We can’t stress this enough: Impaired driving is deadly, illegal behavior, and it puts the driver, passengers and other road users at risk. The ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign helps our law enforcement officers address this problem head on. Because of this special enforcement effort, our roads were safer for the holidays."