8 Alcohol-Related Citations Issued During July 3 DUI Crackdown

EAST HAZEL CREST, IL — A DUI checkpoint on the Tri-State Tollway in East Hazel Crest the night before the Fourth of July netted eight alcohol-related citations, but none involved drunk drivers according to officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation.

All eight alcohol-related citations were for illegal transportation of alcohol, a spokesman for IDOT said.

The checkpoint, dubbed by IDOT as a "roadside safety check," also resulted in 11 driver's license offense citations, six occupant restraint offenses, five insurance violation citations and one registration violation citation. Several warnings for various offenses were also issued by Illinois State police officers during the check that ran from the late evening hours of July 3 to the early morning hours of July 4 at the Halsted Street toll plaza.