From the Sheriff’s Department:
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Releases Christmas
and New Year’s Eve Enforcement Numbers
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic safety campaign December 13, 2024 – January 2, 2025 reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober.
The “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization was conducted by The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce
highway fatalities.
During the campaign, The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office issued:
- 13 seat belt citations
- 1 DUI arrest
- 4 suspended/revoked license citations
- 1 no valid driver’s license citation
- 16 uninsured motorist citation
- 74 speeding citations
- 7 suspended registration citations
- 1 Scott’s Law citation
- 11 electronic communication citations
- 38 other various citations
The Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement effort is made possible by federal traffic safety
funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation and is part of the statewide
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.
