Illinois State Police have released the results of its I-57 Traffic Safety Enforcement Operation. The goal of the program that included I-57 from the southern tip of the state to the Northern Champaign County limits was to combat aggressive and unsafe driving behaviors.
The operation results include 599 speeding citations, 484 speeding warnings, 198 motor carrier safety inspections, 16 Move Over ‘Scott’s Law’ Citations, six criminal arrests and 46 suspended, revoked, no driver’s license citations.
During the enforcement period of October 3rd through the 7th there were no fatal crashes and only five accident reports filed from all 257 miles of I-57.
Patrol officers from Troops 7, 9, and 10 with assistance from ISP center and south Special Operations Group’s Fatal Four team saturated the interstate, enforcing Illinois Vehicle Code violations, especially speeding.
State Police say speeding is a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all fatality crashes. Officers also focused on Motor Carrier Safety Inspections for commercial motor vehicles. Over a quarter of all fatal crashes involving large trucks occur on the Interstate highways.
