Independence Day Campaign Results_201407071718109345FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oak Brook Police Department
1200 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 36M702
Contact:
Officer Erica Huff
Public Information Officer
(630) 368-8734
ehuff(ciioak-brook.oro
Oak Brook Police Department Announces Independence. Day
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Results
OAK BROOK, IL -July 2014 -The Qak Brook Police Department joined forces with other state and
local law enforcement and highway safety partners in the Illinois Independence Day campaign. The
campaign featured high -visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities which
included a strategic media campaign as well as additional enforcement activity. Extra emphasis was
given to the late-night hours when statistics show the highest number of motorists drink and drive and the
fewest buckle up.
During the mobilization, the Oak Brook Police Department issued:
• 21 occupant restraint violations
• 3 speeding citations
• 6 Uninsured Motor Vehicle citations
• 2 suspended/revoked driver's license violations -_
• 3 other citations
This law enforcement crackdown was funded by federal traffi
c safety grants through IDOT's
Division of Traffic Safety and is part of the statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Click
It or Ticket' campaigns.
For more information on the Illinois Click It or Ticket an
d Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
campaigns, please visit www.buckleupillinois.org.
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