Crime & Safety

Police: Memorial Day Crackdown Nets 8 DUI Arrests

Hundreds of seat belt violation citations were also issued.

From May 1 to 28, the and the Illinois Department of Transportation sponsored a campaign to crack down on impaired drivers and remind motorists to buckle up.

Through Memorial Day, the Plainfield Police Department issued 722 occupant restraint violation citations and arrested eight impaired drivers, according to Traffic Sgt. Eric Munson.

The program was funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety.

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