(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police Troop 9 has released results of recent Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols in both Richland & Effingham Counties last month. The program provided extra partrol coverage for State Troopers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws. Here’s the statistics :
- 43 total citations
- 28 total distracted driving citations
- 21 hand-held phone/device citations
- 13 total written warnings
- 7 texting while driving citations
The extra enforcement patrols were paid for by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT.