DISTRICT 12 ISP - Illinois State Police District 12 has announced upcoming special patrols for various counties in the northern part of Disclosure's readership area.
NITE in Fayette, Marion counties
The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired drivers. Therefore, officers working NITE patrols will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and are not properly buckled up.
OREP in Clay, Cumberland, Effingham and Jasper counties
OREP allows the ISP to target an area with saturation patrols that focus on traffic violations and related compliance with safety belt and child safety seat laws. Safety belt enforcement zones will also be set up to ensure the driver and passengers are buckled up. Illinois law requires all vehicle passengers (front and back) to be buckled up!
RSCs in Fayette
And finally, District 12, will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSC) in Fayette County during June.
Alcohol and drug impairment is a significant factor in nearly 40 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. RSCs are designed to keep our roads safe by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road.
These projects are funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.