Results Are In: 10 Day St. Patrick's Day Traffic Safety Campaign

Des Plaines Police just compiled the results of their 10 day St. Patrick's Day Campaign. The enforcement was made possible by a Traffic Safety Grant from IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation). Stations included one roadside safety checkpoint, six seatbelt enforcement zones and six DUI saturation patrols. The following is a summary of tickets issued, charges and arrests made. This information was made available by the Des Plaines Police Department.

Seatbelt Enforcement Zones: 

• 239 tickets issued for failure to wear a seatbelt
• 11 tickets issued for failure to secure a child in a safety seat
• 4 miscellaneous tickets issued

Roadside Safety Checkpoint: (420 vehicles passed through the checkpoint)

• 3 suspended/revoked license
• 4 no driver's license ever issued
• 15 tickets for no proof of insurance
• 18 tickets for failure to wear a seatbelt
• 13 tickets for vehicle equipment violations
• 4 tickets for license plate registration violations

DUI Saturation Patrols: (12 DUI arrests were made, 10 under the grant and two on separate patrol)

• 10 tickets for improper lane usage
• 6 tickets for no valid proof of insurance
• 2 open alcohol charges
• 1 suspended driver's license
• 1 possession of cannabis
• 1 leaving the scene of an accident
• 14 miscellaneous tickets