MONTHLY ARCHIVES: April 2018
The Antioch Police Department is proud to announce their participation in Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week, which will run April 23rd through April 27th. The second annual Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week is a coordinated effort between the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP), AAA, The Illinois State Police, The Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois High School and College Driver Education Association (IHSCDEA) and nearly 300 local law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois to educate motorists about the dangers of driving while distracted and enforcing the laws on Illinois’ roadways. Last year’s DDAW efforts resulted in over 18,000 warnings and citations for distracted driving offenses. Each day, 10 people are killed in distracted driving crashes ‐ contributing to the 37,000 people killed in crashes on U.S. roadways during 2016, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To help bring attention to the dangers associated with driving distracted, the Antioch Police Department, will participate in Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week (DDAW) and conduct an enforcement campaign of Illinois’ distracted driving laws. Motorists can expect to see increased patrols and enforcement zones across Illinois as part of the distracted driving enforcement. Funding for this traffic safety campaign is made possible through a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Administration and is administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Contrary to what some driers may think, hands-free, handheld and in-vehicle technologies are not distraction-free, even if a driver’s eyes are on the road and their hands are on the wheel. The latest AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety research found that: Drivers who text when behind the wheel more than double their odds of being involved in a crash; Drivers who use in-vehicle technologies, like voice-based and touch screen features, can be distracted for more than 40 seconds when completing tasks like programming navigation or sending a text message. Removing eyes from the road for just two seconds doubles the risk for a crash Violating Illinois’ distracted driving laws can be costly and may result in a conviction for a moving violation, which can impact a driver’s insurance rates. In Illinois the law prohibits: Texting and driving Using a hand-held phone while driving Anyone under age 19, except in the case of an emergency, from using any cellphone/wireless device, including a hands free device . We are issuing this release because we want to send the message that Antioch Police Officers will be paying particular attention to distracted driving and will be strictly enforcing violations. Our message for drivers is “if you engage in unlawful distracted driving behaviors in Antioch, expect to be pulled over and ticketed.” Release Authorized by: Geoff Guttschow Deputy Chief of Police
On 11.30.2017, at 11:41am Antioch Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Joren Trail for an unresponsive female subject who was suspected to be suffering a heroin overdose. When Antioch officers and the Antioch First Fire Protection District arrived, a young woman was found unresponsive in the finished basement of the residence. The woman, identified as 19 year old Tehya E. Lundstrum (10000 block of Old Green Bay Rd, Pleasant Prairie, WI), was transported to Condell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Subsequent toxicology tests later determined the cause of death to be combined drug toxicity resulting from a combination of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. An exhaustive investigation by Antioch Detectives later determined that the drugs that led to Tehya Lundstrum’s death were provided by Timothy T. Irving, and on 03.19.2018 an arrest warrant was issued for Irving by a Lake County Judge for Drug-Induced Homicide, a Class X Felony. On 03.31.2018, Irving was arrested at Gurnee Mills Mall with the assistance of officers from the Gurnee Police Department. Irving was later transported to the Lake County Jail where he is being held on a $500,000 bond. In Illinois a Class X Felony is punishable by up to 30 years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine. Released by: Geoff Guttschow Deputy Chief of Police Everyone charged with a criminal offense shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law
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