EFFINGHAM – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the results of Distracted Driving Enforcement Program patrols held in Effingham and Wabash counties during May. This program provided extra patrol coverage for ISP officers to focus on saving lives and reducing serious crashes by enforcing distracted driving laws.

Violations Enforcement Activity

Hand-held phone/device citations 13

Texting while driving citations 9

Other types of distracted driving citations 0

Total distracted driving citations 22

Total distracted driving written warnings 0

Total of all citations 26

Total of all written warnings 9

This project was funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.