Crime & Safety

82 Speeding Tickets Issued During Oak Lawn Speed Enforcement Detail

Oak Lawn police issued a total of 120 tickets for speeding and other violations during the July traffic enforcement campaign.

Oak Lawn police issued a total of 120 tickets for speeding and other violations during the July traffic enforcement campaign.
Oak Lawn police issued a total of 120 tickets for speeding and other violations during the July traffic enforcement campaign. (Shutterstock)

OAK LAWN, IL — Oak Lawn police handed out 120 citations during last month’s traffic safety campaign reminding motorists to slow down to save lives.

The speed enforcement effort was conducted by the Oak Lawn Police Department and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce highway fatalities.

During the campaign, Oak Lawn Police Department issued:

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  • 82 speeding citations
  • 2 seat belt citations
  • 3 child car seat citations
  • 6 uninsured motorists
  • 1 aggravated speeding citation
  • 26 additional citations


The speed enforcement effort was made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.


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