SiteTitle • | IDOT Reports 63 Percent Decline in Motor Vehicle Fatalities Over Thanksgiving Weekend | [X] |
Organization • | Illinois Department of Transportation | [X] |
| 1: | | Title: | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 November 27 | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | Description: | After launching a new Drive to Survive media and enforcement campaign last week, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider today announced a 63 percent decline in motor vehicle crash fatalities over the heavily traveled Thanksgiving weekend. Provisional data from Illinois Department of Transportations (IDOT) crash information unit reported three motor vehicle fatalities and two crashes during the four-day holiday weekend, compared to eight fatalities and seven crashes during the same time period in 2011. The agency also highlighted their effective partnership and traffic safety campaign with law enforcement, favorable road conditions over the weekend and continued motorist compliance with state laws. | | | Date Created: | 11 27 2012 | | | Agency ID: | 1289**12 | | | ISL ID: | 000000045965 Original UID: 25520 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
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