Nighttime patrols underway

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 Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announced that nighttime enforcement patrols will be conducted in Lawrence,Crawford, Richland, Marion, Clay, and Jasper counties during June. These patrols allow the State Police to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to impaired driving and occupant restraint violations especially between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The number of unrestrained drivers killed in traffic crashes is significantly higher at nighttime and combined with impaired driving means even more traffic deaths during these critical hours.  This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.