Hanover Park Announces Child Passenger Safety Week Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2022
Deputy Chief Victor Divito
630-823-5515
vdivito@hpil.org

Hanover Park, Illinois- The Hanover Park Police Department made 192 traffic stops and issued more than 107 citations including 3 child safety seat and 7 seat belt citations during its Child Passenger Safety Week enforcement campaign Sept.18-24. 

• 14 no valid/suspended/revoked licenses
• 7 uninsured motorists
• 11 speeding citations
• 3 distracted driving citations
• 2 arrests for impaired driving

The Hanover Park Police Department joined forces with more than 200 other local law enforcement agencies to increase awareness of proper child safety seat use and encourage all motorists to buckle up. The effort featured high-visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities, including a media campaign.
 
For more information on Illinois’ Child Passenger Safety program, including laws, seat selection, installation tips and where to get your child’s safety seat checked, visit www.buckleupillinois.org.
 
The Child Passenger Safety Week campaign was funded by federal traffic safety funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation.