Results of Illinois State Police Macoupin County patrols

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 18 Commander, Mark Gillock, announces the results of three special patrols held in Macoupin County during the month of March.

The Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement and Nighttime Enforcement Patrol focus on removing dangerous impaired drivers from the roads. Alcohol and drug impairment are a factor in more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 53 minutes in the United States and nearly 10,000 people die each year due to alcohol-impaired driving.

Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement

The ACE patrol was conducted in Macoupin County:

Occupant Restraint Citations - 1

Driving Under the Influence Citations - 2

Other Alcohol/Drug Citations - 3

Criminal Arrests - 1

Driver’s License Offenses - 1

Registration Offenses - 5

Wanted on Warrant Arrests - 1

Total Citations/Arrests - 36

Total Written Warnings - 11

Nighttime Enforcement

Patrol

The Nighttime Enforcement Patrol was conducted in Macoupin County:

Occupant Restraint Citations - 2

Driving Under the Influence and Drug/Alcohol- Related Citations - 1

Speeding Citations and Warnings - 18

Wanted on Warrant Arrests - 0

Driver’s License Offenses - 3

Registration Offenses - 4

Total Citations/Arrests - 28

Total Written Warnings - 7

Occupant Restraint Patrol

The Occupant Restraint Patrols were conducted in Macoupin and Jersey counties:

Safety Belt Citations - 66

Child Restraint Citations - 0

Distracted Driving Citations - 4

Wanted on Warrant & Criminal Arrests - 0

Total Written Warnings - 17

Total Citations/Arrests - 88

The OREP details provided extra patrol coverage for the ISP to focus on saving lives by making sure all vehicle occupants were buckled up.

All of these projects are funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.