Illinois pushes ‘Drive Sober” campaign during Labor Day weekend

Posted on September 1, 2017
IDOT, Illinois State Police
IDOT held events in Chicago, Peoria and Du Quoin to highlight Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, the state’s Labor Day safety enforcement campaign. (Photo courtesy Facebook/IDOT)

By WJBC Staff

PEORIA – State and local police are stepping up patrols for the Labor Day weekend focusing on drunk drivers.

The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is underway in Illinois.

State Department of Transportation spokeswoman Gianna Urgo said motorists should expect to see more cops on the roads.

“Police will be out in full force during this heavily-traveled holiday weekend conducting roadside safety checks and impaired driving patrols to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries,” Urgo said.

“It’s all the mort important to remember to not drink and drive and to buckle up every time you are in the car,” Urgo said.

Last year’s Labor Day weekend was the deadliest in five years, with 23 people dying in crashes on Illinois roads.

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