(Effingham) – Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of June. Troopers in District 12, which includes Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, and Richland Counties, answered 280 calls for service and initiated 1,696 incidents in the field. They issued 7 DUIs, 94 seat belt citations, 12 child restraint citations, 98 distracted driving violations. During the month, 559 citations and 332 written warnings were issued for “Fatal Four” violations. These violations are most associated with fatal traffic crashes and include Speeding, DUI, Failure to Wear a Seat Belt, and Distracted Driving.
