Crime & Safety
Police to Conduct Route 126 Speed Crackdown
Multijurisdictional effort comes after a year of serious accidents, deaths along Route 126 in Plainfield and nearby towns.
Editor's note: The following is taken in part from a press release issued by Plainfield Police Department Traffic Sgt. Eric Munson:
In response to what police called an "inordinate" amount of fatal and serious-injury crashes along Route 126 this year, Plainfield police will partner with other area police departments to conduct a multijurisdictional Speed Awareness Day along the Route 126 corridor on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Sponsored by Families Against Chronic Excessive Speed (www.faces4.org) and the Illinois Department of Transportation, the enforcement will include:
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- BNSF Railroad Police
- Canadian National Railroad Police
- CSX Railroad Police
- Illinois Commerce Commission Police Department
- Illinois State Police
- Kendall County Sheriff's Police
- Plainfield Police Department
- Union Pacific Police Department
- Will County Sheriff's Department
- Yorkville Police Department
The goal of the campaign is to increase traffic safety and reduce traffic crashes along the Route 126 corridor through both education and enforcement.
During the campaign, all traffic laws shall be enforced, with an emphasis placed on speeding vehicles, commercial motor vehicle violations, and violations involving the laws associated with highway railroad grade crossings. In addition to enforcement, educational posters and signs will be displayed, and traffic safety literature will be distributed to motorists.
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Read more:
- Official: Woman in Critical Condition after Route 126 Crash
- Oswego Man Died Friday Morning in Route 126 Crash
- Man Killed in Route 126 Crash
- One Hurt in Crash Involving Mail Truck
- Bull Struck and Killed in Ridge Road Crash
- Man Injured in County Line Road Rollover
- 'They Had a Beautiful Life:' Vigil Held for Teens Killed in Crash
- State Police: No Charges in Fatal Crash
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