21-08 Labor Day Pre-Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9/1/2021
Officer Katie Yager #70
Oak Brook kicks off Labor Day campaign for safe and sober driving
Oak Brook, IL - The Oak Brook Police Department today announced its plans for a traffic safety
campaign focusing on impaired driving and other dangerous behavior such as distracted driving
and failure to buckle up. With messages like “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “If You Feel
Different, You Drive Different” and “Drive High Get a DUI,” the high-visibility mobilization
will run from Aug. 20 through the early morning hours of Sept.7 to include the Labor Day
holiday, an often deadly time on Illinois roads.
“We need our community to understand that it’s up to each of us to make the smart decision to
drive sober on Labor Day and every day,” said Chief Kruger “Motorists in Oak Brook should
expect stepped-up impaired driving patrols and seat-belt enforcement, particularly at night when
seat-belt usage rates are at their lowest.”
The Oak Brook Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police and local law
enforcement across Illinois for the increased statewide effort.
This Labor Day weekend remember to designate a sober driver and don’t let friends or family
drive drunk or impaired by drugs. Even a small amount of alcohol or other drug can impair
judgment and reaction times, making driving unsafe.
The Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is funded by federal traffic safety
funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and administered through the
Illinois Department of Transportation.
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KY#70 21-08