Push on for safe travels holiday weekend

Posted on May 27, 2016
Police car
Illinois State Police will have additional patrols during the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)

By RFD Radio/WFMB

SPRINGFIELD – Drivers this weekend will do best to heed the speed limit.

Illinois State Police will be out in full force keeping watch over Memorial Day travel. The Illinois Department of Transportation and ISP say be ready for more traffic enforcement zones and road side safety checks. Patrols will especially be strong during the nighttime hours. IDOT’s Brian Williamson said police will be checking to make sure everyone is buckled up.

“When you are in a vehicle yo need to have a seat belt on whether you are in the front seat or the back seat,” Williamson said.

Memorial Day weekend can be a deadly one on the roadways. Last year 13 people died in traffic crashes.

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