COOK COUNTY, Ill. - In a continued effort to enhance traffic enforcement, Cook County Sheriff's Police issued 59 tickets to drivers who used the shoulder to pass illegally on I-55.

Last week, officials reported officials ticketed over 100 drivers using the shoulder to pass slower traffic in only a few hours.

Officials warn that this crime comes with a penalty of $250 fine, 4 months of supervision, and three days of community service in the Sheriff's Work Alternative Program.

According to the office, dozens of people were sentenced before officials went out on Friday.

Officials stressed the initiative is not just about writing tickets, but about preventing deadly crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 585 fatal crashes on road shoulders nationwide in 2

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