Crime & Safety

312 Cited for Distracted Driving in April

More than 100 were given in a single day when Evanston police initiated a crack-down.

Evanston police handed out 312 citations for distracted driving in April, which was officially Distracted Driving Month.

A hundred and twenty of those were written on April 24, when the department initiated a specific crackdown during the day, according to the department.

 

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