Cellphone crackdown nets 300 tickets in North Shore communities
By John P. Huston, Chicago Tribune reporter April 15, 2013
A recent enforcement crackdown on motorists who were using cell phones while driving in five north suburban communities netted nearly
300 violations and more than 200 warnings, according to the agencies.
From April 1-5, police departments in Highland Park, Deerfield,
Winnetka, Lake Forest and Waukegan took part in a joint initiative to publicize their local cell phone bans and pull over scofflaws.
The five departments issued the following:
- 293 citations and 219 warnings for handheld cell phone use while driving violations;
- 20 citations and one warning for the state ordinance against using hand-held cell phones while driving in a school zone;
- Two citations for the state ordinance prohibiting texting and driving.
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