Illinois boosts patrols for Halloween

Posted on October 28, 2017

Illinois’ beefed up enforcement will run through the early Nov. 1 (Photo courtesy Facebook/IDOT)

By WJBC Staff

SPRINGFIELD – Police statewide are stepping up patrols for the Halloween weekend urge motorists to “drive sober, or get pulled over.”

Halloween usually includes lots of parties and lots of little kids running around. Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kelsea Gursk said that’s why cops will be on the lookout for drivers not being safe.

“What they’ll be looking for is impaired driving, so drunk or drug-impaired driving, distracted driving,” Gursk said. “We have a lot more pedestrians out during the Halloween time frame and there are a lot of Halloween parties during that time, so the two together can sometimes not make a good mix.

“We really want to make sure people are making good choices.”

IDOT is urging people to make plans for transportation or a designated driver if you’re drinking. The beefed up enforcement will run through the early morning hours of Nov 1.

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