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Alcohol
Countermeasure Enforcement Yields 48 Arrests From the Weekend
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[November 06, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- Capt. James W.
Wolf, District 9 commander, announced the results of an Alcohol
Countermeasure Enforcement patrol conducted in Sangamon County on
Friday and Saturday. Illinois State Police troopers made 48 arrests:
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Driving under the
influence of alcohol: 8
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Suspended or no valid
driver's license: 3
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Speeding: 6, 9
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Failure to wear
safety belt: 8
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No valid insurance: 7
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Criminal arrests: 5
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Illinois Vehicle Code
violations: 11, 36
The ISP reminds those who drink and drive that future patrols
will be conducted and the state police will continue to work to save
lives by taking DUI offenders off the road, arresting them and
locking them up.
ACE patrols are part of the "You Drink and Drive, You Lose"
campaign and are funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The
grant is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation,
Division of Traffic Safety.
[Text from file received from Illinois
State Police]
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