In Illinois, over 1.8 million people are anticipated to travel, while in Indiana, about 900,000 residents are expected to leave town.
As the long holiday weekend approaches, the roads in the Chicago land area are expected to be busy with eager travelers.Friday is projected to be the busiest travel day, according to a sergeant with the Indiana State Police. AAA estimates that 44 million people nationwide will embark on road trips of 50 miles or more this weekend. If accurate, this would mark the second-highest Memorial Day travel volume since the auto club began tracking it.
Sergeant Glen Fifield of the Indiana State Police issued a reminder to the public about the dangers of drinking and driving. In 2023, troopers made more than 700 arrests for impaired driving, a significant increase compared to the numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic."During Covid, the number went down and after Covid, it just skyrocketed. You know, we had two troopers last year that had over 110 DUIs each. So the 702 troopers had, 200, and I think it was 225 between the two.
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