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Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
ISP to conduct ACE patrols in July
PESOTUM – Illinois State Police Troop 7 Commander Heather Apperson announces ISP will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Macon and Vermilion counties during July. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportation or consumption of alcohol or drugs. The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, and transporting open alcoholic beverages, as well as improper seatbelt and child restraint usage, distracted driving, and other Illinois Vehicle Code violations. Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 39 minutes in the United States. The ACE program allows officers to work even harder at removing dangerous DUI offenders from the road. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Five-vehicle crash in Champaign Co. leads to four hospitalizations
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A five-vehicle accident just west of Fisher during the low visibility in Friday's dust storm led to four people being sent to the hospital. At approximately 4:50 p.m. on May 16, Illinois State Police Troop 7 responded to US-136 westbound of Country Round 300 E in Champaign County for the report of a five-vehicle crash during a dust storm. State Police dealing with multiple crashes on I-74 In the incident, a Ford F350 struck the rear of a Toyota RAV4, pushing them forward into the rear of a Kia Sol, who then pushed forward into the back of an international tow truck. The door of a Lincoln Navigator was then struck by one of the vehicles during the chain reaction. The driver of the Toyota RAV4 and three passengers in the vehicle were transported to an area hospital with injuries. There is no further information at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
