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La Salle Co. deputies ticket 58 for distracted driving · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Lasal Company deputies ticket fifty eight for distracted driving. Written
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by Tom Collins, This article is being read by an
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automated voice brought to you by Everlett. LaSalle County Sheriff's
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Office announced the results of the April enforcement campaign held
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during Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Deputies issued fifty eight citations
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for electronic device use, fifty five citations for speeding, eighteen
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citations for seat belt violations, and forty nine for miscellaneous offenses.
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The campaign also resulted in three motorists arrested for driving
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while suspended and one picked up on a criminal warrant.
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Distracted driving remains a serious problem, and one moment of
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inattention can change lives forever. Sheriff Adam Diss said, High
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visibility enforcement is one way we remind drivers that safe
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driving requires their full attention. April may be over, but
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our message is not. LaSalle County Sheriff's Office will continue
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enforcing distracted driving laws and urging motorists to put the
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phone away whenever they get behind the wheel. The Salle
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County Sheriff's Office joined forces with the Illinois State Police,
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local law enforcement, and highway safety partners for this enforcement effort.
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The Ideal Distracted Driving campaign was funded with federal Traffic
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Safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.