EXPECT TO SEE A HEIGHTENED POLICE PRESENCE OUT ON THE ROADS FOR THE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND. POLICE WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SPEEDERS, DRUNK AND DISTRACTED DRIVERS, AND THOSE NOT BUCKLED UP. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPOKESMAN PAUL WAPPEL SAYS DON’T COUNT ON LUCK TO GET HOME SAFELY THIS WEEKEND. HE RECOMMENDS PLANNING YOUR RIDE AHEAD OF TIME AND ALSO HAS THIS ADVICE:
WAPPEL SAYS THE STATE POLICE AND MORE THAN 200 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE BEEFED-UP CAMPAIGN.
