Illinois State Police (ISP) District 01 Interim Commander Carl Heintz announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSC’s) in Whiteside and Ogle Counties, during the last week of June and the first week of July, 2018. The use of RSC’s combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement, in order to save lives of the motoring public.
The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Alcohol and drug impairment is a factor in more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. Throughout the U. S., nearly 10,000 people die each year due to alcohol-impaired driving. RSC’s are designed to keep our roads safe, by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road.
Officers working the detail will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked Driver’s License, transporting open alcoholic beverages, and most importantly:
- Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
- improper Safety Belt and Child Restraint use
- Speeding
- Distracted Driving
- all Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Violations.
This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
