Twin Cities police write more than 400 distracted driving tickets during enforcement

Posted on May 4, 2018
Police car
Violations included texting while driving or not using a hands-free device while behind the wheel. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – Police in Bloomington and Normal were focused on distracted drivers last month, issuing nearly 660 tickets during a two-week enforcement period.

Normal Police report writing 227 tickets during the increased enforcement period in the last two weeks of April. Nearly 200 of the citations were for using an electronic communications device.

Bloomington Police said their officers issued 430 citations during the period, with 228 specifically for using an electronic device.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

 

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