Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 7 Commander, Acting Captain Brian Dickmann, announces the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) held in Macon and Vermilion County during May. The.
The Illinois State Police have released details on Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols throughout the region in March. ISP says that overall, 50 seatbelt citations and 3 child restraint citations were issued during the patrols. Overall, 67 citations and 24 warnings were issued. The patrols were in Clay, Cumberland, Wayne, and White Counties.
During the month of March, the Illinois State Police will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols in Clay, White, and Wayne Counties. The patrols allow troopers to focus on safety belt and child safety laws. Illinois law requires all passengers to be always bucked up in the vehicle. Meanwhile in March, Richland County will be seeing NITE Patrols or Nighttime Enforcement Patrols. Troopers will be looking for dui, safety belt and child safety restraint violations, speeding, distracted driving, and all other Illinois vehicle code and criminal violations. According to ISP, The number of unrestrained drivers killed in traffic crashes is significantly higher at nighttime and combined with impaired driving means even more traffic deaths during the nighttime hours.