Quincy Police Department makes 76 arrests during Labor Day campaign

QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department made 76 arrests during its recent Labor Day enforcement campaign to increase safety on Illinois roads. Included in these arrests were 51 seatbelt citations, 32 of which occurred during nighttime hours.  

“As traffic safety partners, we do our best to make sure all drivers and other road users are safe,” Deputy Chief Shannon Pilkington said. “While enforcement campaigns like these save lives, there is still much to be done.  Please help us spread the message: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”  

Nationally in 2018, a total of 10,511 people were killed in drunk driving crashes, making up nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities that year.  More than 10,000 people have died as a result of impaired driving each of the last four years in the United States.  

The Quincy Police Department joined forces with enforcement agencies and highway safety partners throughout the state for the enforcement effort.  The statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns are made possible by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.