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La Salle County steps up Independence Day DUI enforcement · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Lasal County steps up Independence Day dui enforcement. Written by
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  Tom Collins. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice brought to you by Everlet. LaSalle County Sheriff's Office
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  announced plans for Independence Day traffic enforcement with a focus
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  on impaired unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign runs through July sixth.
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  We're asking all of our residents and visitors to celebrate
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  Independence Day safely. Sheriff Adam disk said. It's simple. If
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  you're driving, don't drink or use drugs. Our deputies will
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  be out in full force to keep impaired drivers off
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  the road. LaSalle County Sheriff's Office will join the Illinois
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  State Police and more than two hundred local police and
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  sheriff's departments for the increased statewide enforcement effort this fourth
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  of July. Designate a sober driver and don't let friends
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  or family members drive under the influence, Diss said. Other
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  important tips include give your designated driver your keys before
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  you go out. If you are drunk or impaired by
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  cannabis or other drugs, call a taxi, take mass transit,
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  use your favorite ride sharing service, or call a sober
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  friend or family member to get you home safely, use
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  your community's designated driver program. Promptly report drunk drivers to
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  law enforcement by pulling over and dialing nine hundred and eleven.
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  Make sure everyone in your vehicle wears their seat belt.
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  Not only is it the law, but it's also your
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  best defense against an impaired driver. The Illinois Independence Date
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  Enforcement campaign is funded with Federal Highway Safety dollars, administered
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  by the Illinois Department of Transportation, and supported by the
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  Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state.
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  It's reinforced with I doots. It's not a game media
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  campaign which shares real stories of Illinois residents lost in
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  fatal crashes.