Bloomington police target drunk driving, speeding for St. Patrick's Day
Through the course of the enforcement campaign, the department made seven arrests and issued nine speeding tickets, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.
'Thanks to those officers who worked extra to focus on keeping our streets safe. Traffic enforcement and our educational focus aids in saving lives and preventing life-changing vehicle crashes,' stated Chief Jamal Simington. 'Although this campaign has ended, BPD remains committed to traffic safety, which is a quality-of-life matter we take seriously.'
Of the seven arrests, six of them were for DUI's while one of them was for driving on a revoked license, the post said.
One of the nine speeding tickets written were for a driver who was going 87 mph in a 45 mph zone, it said.
The St. Patrick's Day campaign was a state-wide campaign that was funded by the federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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