Memorial Day Enforcement Campaign_201405050937386134FOR ID�IIVIEDIATE RELEASE
Oak Brook Police Department
1200 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 368-8702
Contact:
Officer Erica Huff
Public Information Officer
(630) 368-8734
ehuffna.oak-brook.ora
Oak Brook Police Participates in 2014 Memorial Day Click It or
Ticket/DUI Campaign
Oak Broolc, IIS May 5, 2014. The Oalc Brook Police Department. is joining the Illinois
Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Illinois State Police (ISP) and hundreds of local law
enforcement agencies across the state to save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws.
In Illinois, as of January 1, 2012, all drivers and passengers must wear seat belts in all seating
positions in the car, not just the front seat. In 2012, back seat passengers in Illinois accounted for
46 fatalities and over 5,000 injuries. Out of those 46 fatalities, 30 of them were not wearing their
seat belt.
May 9-26, 2014, Officers will be aggressively looking for drunk drivers. In addition, front and
back seat belt law violators will be ticketed.
Provisional numbers show that during the 2013 Memorial Day weekend, there were three
fatalities and almost 600 injuries on Illinois roadways. Two of those fatalities were alcohol-
related. Remember — wearing your seat belt is your best defense against an impaired driver.
While this year's Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign runs fiom May 9 through May 26,
officers are out enforcing seat belt laws year-round. Buckle up and encorrrage your loved ones to
do the same. You will save the cost of a ticket and may save a life.
For more information about the Click It or Ticket campaign, please visit
www.buckleupillinois.or�.
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