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Lake County sheriff's office arrests 3 during DUI crackdown

Three people were arrested on charges of DUI and 50 people were ticketed for not wearing a seat belt during a recent drunken driving enforcement campaign by the Lake County sheriff's office.

Thirteen special traffic details took place between Dec. 18 and Jan. 3 with a total of 193 citations written. They included 45 speeding tickets and 13 tickets for driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license.

The detail was a collaboration with the Illinois Department of Transportation as part of the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns.

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