Kankakee police cite 12 speeders, 7 for seat belts in fall crackdown

Kankakee police issued 12 speeding citations and seven seat belt citations during this year’s fall traffic enforcement campaign that ran Oct. 23 through Nov. 2, according to a department news release.Officers also issued five citations to uninsured drivers and three for distracted driving, plus other citations, but did not say how many or for what violations.No arrests for impaired driving were reported, though it said the statewide effort aimed to remove impaired drivers from the road.Police agencies across Illinois took part in the campaign, which ran under the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High. Get a DUI” initiatives.Federal highway safety money, administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation, paid for the enforcement.