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Kendall County Sheriff’s Office tackles distracted driving in recent enforcement campaign · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Kendall County Sheriff's Office tackles distracted driving in recent enforcement campaign.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Kendall
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Office issued nine speeding tickets and twenty two
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  Speaker 1: distracted driving citations as part of its distracted driving awareness
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  Speaker 1: enforcement campaign in April. The Sheriff's office also issued one
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  Speaker 1: unlawful window tint citation, one no passing zone citation, and
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  Speaker 1: one citation for driving without insurance. Distracted driving remains a
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  Speaker 1: serious problem on our roadways. Kendall County under Sheriff Bobby
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  Speaker 1: Richardson said in a news release, one moment of inattention
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  Speaker 1: can change lives forever. High visibility enforcement is one way
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  Speaker 1: we remind drivers that safe driving requires their full attention.
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  Speaker 1: April may be over, but our message, which is not.
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  Speaker 1: The Kendall County Sheriff's Office will continue enforcing distracted driving
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  Speaker 1: laws and urging motorists to put the phone away whenever
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  Speaker 1: they get behind the wheel. The Sheriff's Office joined forces
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  Speaker 1: with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement and highway
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  Speaker 1: safety partners for this enforcement effort. The Illinois Distracted Driving
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  Speaker 1: campaign was funded with federal Traffic Safety funds administered by
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois Department of Transportation.