The Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and hundreds of municipal and county police departments across the state announced a zero tolerance approach for drunk and drug-impaired driving as part of the Labor Day holiday weekend “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. On August 15th, Illinois law enforcement agencies started the crackdown on impaired drivers in an effort to save lives. The stepped-up Labor Day effort comes as 2014 fatalities remain consistently lower compared to the same point last year. This final summer push, which runs through next Monday, seeks to keep motor vehicle fatalities as low as possible through what can be a very dangerous holiday on Illinois roads. As of Tuesday, Illinois motor vehicle fatalities are at 562, which is 83 lower compared to the same timeframe last year. For the first time, over 94 percent of Illinois motorists are buckling up. The increase in belt use and the reduction in drunk driving has resulted in an encouraging decrease in Illinois motor vehicle fatalities over the last 10 years. Illinois motor vehicle fatalities totaled 1,454 in 2002. Last year, 991 people were killed on Illinois roads, marking the 5th straight year that Illinois motor vehicle fatalities were less than 1,000.