Illinois State Police Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announced that the State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Marion and Wayne counties and Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Effingham County during June.
ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs. The use of Roadside Safety Checks combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public.
The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, and transporting open alcoholic beverages, as well as improper seatbelt and child restraint usage, distracted driving, and other Illinois Vehicle Code violations.
Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 39 minutes in the United States. The ACE program and Roadside Safety Checks allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUI offenders from the road. These projects are funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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