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Utica announces increased safety patrols through Labor Day · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Utica announces increased safety patrols through Labor Day. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Tom Collins, this article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlet. The North Utica Police
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  Speaker 1: Department is one of more than two hundred law enforcement
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  Speaker 1: agencies across Illinois participating in the statewide drive Sober or
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  Speaker 1: Get pulled Over, Drive high, get a DUI, and click
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  Speaker 1: it or Ticket campaigns. This Labor Day through the early
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  Speaker 1: morning hours of September eighth, officers will be out in
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  Speaker 1: force focused on stopping impaired driving, enforcing seat belt laws,
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  Speaker 1: and reducing other dangerous driving behaviors. Driving under the influence,
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  Speaker 1: whether it's alcohol, cannabis, or any other impairing drug, is
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  Speaker 1: not just risky, it's illegal. Chief James Mandajano said, we'll
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  Speaker 1: be patrolling with zero tolerance for impaired driving because our
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  Speaker 1: goal is to protect the people of North Utica. Officers
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  Speaker 1: will also be enforcing seat belt laws as part of
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  Speaker 1: the cliccket or Ticket initiative. Buckling up is the most
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  Speaker 1: effective way to prevent serious injury or death in a crash.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone in the vehicle, front seat or back should be
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  Speaker 1: properly buckled every trip. In addition to alcohol, officers will
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  Speaker 1: be on the lookout for drivers impaired by cannabis and
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  Speaker 1: other drugs. Messages like drive Sober or get pulled Over,
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  Speaker 1: and drive high, get a DUI or part of a
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  Speaker 1: statewide education and enforcement effort aimed at saving lives. We
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  Speaker 1: want our community to enjoy the holiday weekend safely and responsibly,
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  Speaker 1: Mandujano said, Plan ahead, use a designated driver, and never
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  Speaker 1: get behind the wheel impaired. These decisions save lives. This
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  Speaker 1: local effort is part of a larger statewide campaign supported
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  Speaker 1: by the Illinois Department of Transportation, which administers the Drive
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  Speaker 1: Sober or Get pulled Over and clickt or ticket campaigns
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  Speaker 1: with federal Highway Safety funds. The initiative is reinforced by idots.
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  Speaker 1: It's not a game. Media campaign running across radio, TV,
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  Speaker 1: and digital platforms to highlight the deadly consequences of impaired driving.