Press Release - Mascoutah Police Department arrested one (1) impaired driver during holiday traffic enforcement campaign
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 2:36pm
The Mascoutah Police Department partnered with the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement across the state for the 2019 holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. From December 16 through January 2, law enforcement showed zero tolerance for impaired driving, arresting one (1) offender.
The Mascoutah Police Department also took the following enforcement actions during the specified three-day enforcement details:
- Improper Display of Registration (1 written warning)
- Improper Lane Usage (1 citation and 3 written warnings)
- No Registration Light (1 written warning)
- One Headlight (3 written warnings)
- Operating Uninsured Vehicle (3 citations)
- Operating Vehicle with Expired Registration (1 citation and 1 written warning)
- Seat Belt Violations – Driver (4 citations)
- Speeding (13 citations and 5 written warnings)
“We can’t stress this enough: Impaired driving is deadly, illegal behavior, and it puts the driver, passengers and other road users at risk,” said Lt. Matt Steinkamp. “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.”
The Illinois “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation with federal highway safety funds managed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.