Carmi – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces
the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol held in Saline County in July.
This ACE patrol allowed 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.
Violations Enforcement Activity:
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Citations 0
Other Alcohol/Drug Citations 2
Occupant Restraint Offenses 1
Registration Offenses 7
Driver’s License Offenses 3
Insurance Violations 1
Total Citations/Arrests 4
Total Written Warnings 42
Alcohol and drug impairment is a factor in more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes
in Illinois. There is one alcohol-related traffic fatality every 53 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.
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”