A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department:

The Crystal Lake Police Department has completed the 2015/16 Holiday Crackdown to Save Lives

The Crystal Lake Police Department recently completed its participation in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program conducted for the holiday season.

Numerous Law Enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this statewide effort from December 18th through January rd to save lives by encouraging motorists to refrain from electronic communication violations, drinking and driving, and to buckle up during late-night hours.

During the mobilization, the Department:

 Stopped an additional 69 motorists for traffic violations

 Issued a total of 52 additional traffic citations, which included:

 37 citations for unlawful use of an electronic communications device

• 6 citations for speeding
• 4 citations for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle
• 4 citations for failure to wear a seat belt
• 1 citation for other moving violations and equipment
• In addition, one subject was arrested for driving while license suspended.

The recent law enforcement crackdown was funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns. The Crystal Lake Police Department will participate in such campaigns in the future, and encourages motorists to buckle up their seatbelts every time-every trip, don’t use cellphones or other electronic communications

devices unless hands-free, and never drive intoxicated.