MULTI-STATE CRACKDOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING
State, county and local law enforcement agencies from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin recently collaborated in a multi-jurisdictional impaired driving crackdown. The program, called, "Reducing Auto Crashes through Corridor Enforcement," was responsible for 10 DUI/DWI arrests and 12 citations for "open intoxicants in a vehicle" in an eight hour period between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m.
The crackdown took place on US Highway 41. The highway runs about 800 miles from the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, through Wisconsin, into Illinois and then straight through Indiana.
The primary focus was arresting impaired drivers, but unbelted motorists, speeders and other violators were cited or ticketed. There were 255 speeding, 92 seatbelt and 3 reckless driving citations. Additionally, there were three felony arrests, nine motorists apprehended for arrest warrants, four drug violations, 39 drivers without licenses and 19 drivers without insurance (in Illinois only).
