Illinois Conservation Police will continue to patrol the water for Memorial Day Weekend.  Whether it will be helping with a mechanical failure or ensuring no one is driving their boat recklessly, Lieutenant Curt Lewis says law enforcement will be on Illinois Waterways to help out. 

Lieutenant Lewis continued by stressing that they will be looking for drunk drivers and others that may not be following the law.

The State Department of Natural Resources says that most boating accidents involve operators between 20 and 40 years old and most often the person that is driving is driving carelessly or recklessly when they hit another boat.