Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities On the Decline in Illinois

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Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities On the Decline in
Illinois
IDOT Partners With Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Boost
Safety, Crack Down on Impaired Drivers over Holiday Weekend
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today released
crash data showing a continual reduction in the number of alcohol-impaired motor
vehicle fatalities in Illinois from 2006 through 2010. The measure of alcohol
impairment involves at least one driver with a blood-alcohol concentration of
0.08 or higher, or beyond the legal blood-alcohol limit in Illinois. IDOT and
law enforcement agencies statewide are partnering this holiday season to boost
safety and continue the fight against impaired driving.
“The reduction in impaired driving fatalities is due in large part to the
team cooperation and dedication of IDOT, the Illinois State Police, and local
law enforcement officers along with motorists who consistently comply with
Illinois’ traffic safety laws,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann
Schneider. “Even with these improvements, impaired drivers continue to wreak
havoc and cause serious crashes and injuries on our roadways. This holiday
season, the enforcement mobilization will continue to crack down on law
violators and boost safety across the state.”
The Illinois State Police joins local law enforcement agencies throughout the
state for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over/Click It or Ticket holiday
campaign. During the next two weeks, through New Year’s weekend, more than 200
local police and sheriff departments will partner with the Illinois State Police
in conducting nearly 100 roadside safety checks, 400 safety belt enforcement
zones (at least half of those during late-night hours) and hundreds of
additional impaired driving and nighttime safety belt patrols. Motorists are
advised that impaired driving or failure to buckle up will get them arrested or
ticketed.
"Illinois State Police will continue to keep the roads safe during the
holiday period. Officers will enforce the law and will implement several
enforcement details, including roadside safety checks, saturation patrols, seat
belt enforcement and other directed patrols," said Illinois State Police Deputy
Director of Operations Colonel Mark Piccoli. "Officers will strictly enforce
FATAL 4 moving violations and arrest impaired drivers."
According to data from IDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, the number of motor vehicle fatalities involving an impaired
driver declined steadily from 2006 through 2010. The greatest reduction in
impaired driving fatalities took place between 2007 and 2008, with a decline of
83 fatalities, a reduction of about 19 percent. This positive trend continued
through 2009 and 2010, with impaired driving fatalities declining by 15
fatalities or 5 percent overall. In addition, 298 impaired driving fatalities
occurred in 2010, representing a 33 percent reduction compared to 2006, when the
total was 446.
Illinois Impaired Driving Motor Vehicle Fatalities
Year
Total Fatalities
in all Crashes
Impaired Driving
Fatalities
Number
Percent of Total
Fatalities
2006
1,254
446
36
2007
1,248
439
35
2008
1,043
356
34
2009
911
313
34
2010
927
298
32
For more information about impaired driving in
Illinois, visit www.drivesoberillinois.org.
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