Oak Brook Police Begins Independence Day Crackdown_201406240857037041FOR 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
ehuffaoak-brook.oro
Oak Brook Police Begins Independence Day Crackdown on Drunk
Drivers and Seat Belt Law Violators
Oak Brook, IIT June 2014. The Oak Brook Police Department today announced plans for
July 4th traffic enforcement, focusing on both drunk and unbuckled drivers. The intensified
enforcement effort will focus on late-night hours as statistics show a disproportionate number of
traffic deaths occur late at night and involve a drunk driver and/or unbuckled motorists. The
crackdown is part of the statewide, Independence Day Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over and
Click It or Ticket effort.
Oak Brook will join the Illinois State Police (ISP) and hundreds of law enforcement agencies in a
statewide enforcement effort that begins June 23`d and runs through July 6.
To avoid a potential crash or drunk driving arrest, the Oak Brook Police Department
recommends designating a sober driver and not letting friends or family members drive drunk.
Additional tips include:
• Plan ahead. Designate a sober driver before going out and give that person your keys;
• If you are drunk, call a taxi, use mass transit, or call a sober friend or family member to
get you home safely;
• Promptly report drunk drivers you see on the roadways to law enforcement by pulling
over and dialing 911;
• Make sure everyone in your vehicle wears their seat belt. It is your best defense against a
drunk driver.
The law enforcement crackdown is funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT's
Division of Traffic Safety. For more information about this campaign, please visit
www.buckleupillinois.org.
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Released 06/23/14 at 1200 hours.
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