McHenry County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Illinois State Police and the Richmond Police Department will conduct roadside safety checks in Richmond in the evening hours of Saturday June 26.
Officers working this detail will focus on vehicle safety, safety belt use, and impaired drivers. Sheriff Keith Nygren reports that alcohol and drug impairment remains a significant factor in over 40 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in the State of Illinois. Roadside safety checks are designed to keep the roads safe by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road.
Nygren explains that this law enforcement detail is funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT's Division of Traffic Safety and it runs concurrently with a media campaign that will remind motorists, "You Drink & Drive, You Lose". Sheriff Nygren encourages all those on the roadway to report erratic, distracted, and impaired driving to your local police or Sheriff's Office.
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