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La Salle County deputies announce Labor Day traffic campaign · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County deputies announced Labor Day traffic campaign. 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 Everlett. The Lasal County Sheriff's
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  Speaker 1: Office announced Tuesday it will join more than two hundred
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement agencies across Illinois in the statewide drive Sober
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  Speaker 1: or Get pulled Over, Drive high, get a DUI, and
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  Speaker 1: click it or Ticket campaigns this Labor Day. From August
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  Speaker 1: fourteenth through the early morning hours of September eighth, officers
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  Speaker 1: will be out in force focused on stopping impaired driving,
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  Speaker 1: enforcing seat belt laws, and reducing other dangerous driving behaviors.
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  Speaker 1: Driving under the influence, whether it's alcohol, cannabis, or any
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  Speaker 1: other impairing drug, is not just risky, it's illegal. Sheriff
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  Speaker 1: Adam Diss said deputies will be patrolling with zero tolerance
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  Speaker 1: for impaired driving because the goal is to protect the
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  Speaker 1: people of LaSalle County. Deputies will also be enforcing seat
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  Speaker 1: belt laws as part of the ciccket or Ticket initiative.
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  Speaker 1: Buckling up is the most effective way to prevent serious
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  Speaker 1: injury or death in a crash. Everyone in the vehicle,
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  Speaker 1: front seat or back should be properly buckled every trip.
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  Speaker 1: In addition to alcohol, deputies will be on the lookout
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  Speaker 1: for drivers impaired by cannabis and other drugs. Messages like
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  Speaker 1: drive Sober or Get pulled Over and drive high Get
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  Speaker 1: a DUI are part of a statewide education and enforcement
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  Speaker 1: effort aimed at saving lives. The Sheriff's Office wants our
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  Speaker 1: community to enjoy the holiday weekends safely and responsibly. Dis said,
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  Speaker 1: plan use a designated driver, and never get behind the
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  Speaker 1: wheel impaired. These decisions save lives, he said. This local
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  Speaker 1: effort is part of a larger statewide campaign supported by
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois Department of Transportation, which administers the Drive Sober
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  Speaker 1: or Get pulled Over and clickt or Ticket campaign with
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  Speaker 1: federal Highway Safety funds. The initiative is reinforced by isets.
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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.