Violators are processed by the Elgin Police Department at a roadside safety checkpoint. Drivers were checked for impairments as well as current licenses, tags and insurance. Drivers without a valid driver's license had their car towed by Artie's Towing and faced a $500 administrative towing fee from the city.
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Elgin Police Department officer Steven Jones checks a license and insurance card at a roadside safety checkpoint. Drivers without a valid drivers license had their car towed. Most drivers, like this one, were in and out in a couple of minutes.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The Elgin Police Department staged a safety checkpoint at the U-46 administration building on East Chicago Street to check drivers for impairments as well as current licenses, tags and insurance.
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Derrick Gholston of Arties Towing prepares to tow a car whose driver had been cited for not having a valid license during a Elgin Police Department safety checkpoint.
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Gholston unhooks a car at his lot in Elgin after it was towed from the Elgin Police Department safety checkpoint.
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The Elgin Police Department stages a safety checkpoint at the U-46 administration building to check drivers for impairments as well as current licenses, tags and insurance.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Elgin Police Lt. Sean Rafferty and Arties Towing driver Derrick Gholston finish paperwork before hauling away a car at a safety checkpoint on East Chicago Street.
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A man and his son wait for a ride after the car the boys mother was driving was processed to be towed after she failed to produce a valid drivers license at a Elgin Police Department roadside safety checkpoint.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com