Staff Report
The Illinois State Police has announced it is gearing up for the holiday travel period beginning today and lasting through the New Year.
This year, a special enforcement memorial operation is being dedicated to fallen Trooper Kyle Deatherage, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 26, 2012, while conducting a traffic stop.
All ISP sworn personnel are committed to working Operation Kyle and will be aggressively patrolling Illinois roadways for
24 consecutive hours on Nov. 26 and 27 in remembrance of Deatherage.
Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday marks the beginning of the busy holiday driving period, and continues through the New Year. State police will implement periodic saturation patrols until the New Year to reduce what agency calls the “Fatal Four”: speeding, seat belts, DUI and distracted driving.
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