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Oak Park Police release Thanksgiving enforcement results

Dec. 6, 2016 – The Oak Park Police Department recently joined other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois in working to reduce highway fatalities by cracking down on unbuckled motorists and impaired drivers.

As part of the statewide Click It or Ticket mobilization from Nov. 14-27, Oak Park police stopped 69 motorists and issued:

  • 35 seat belt citations
  • 1 DUI arrest
  • 1 suspended/revoked license arrest
  • 4 uninsured motorist citations
  • 8 traffic citations

The annual Click It or Ticket mobilization may be over in Oak Park, but officials remind drivers that is no excuse to stop using a seat belt.

“Our officers are out year-round,” Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose said. “If you or your passengers are caught not wearing a seat belt, day or night, you will be cited for the violation,”

This law enforcement mobilization was funded by federal traffic safety funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation and is part of the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns. For more information, visit www.idot.illinois.gov.

For more information on traffic safety in Oak Park, email police@oak-park.us or visit www.oak-park.us/police.