SPRINGFIELD, ILL -- Minority drivers in Illinois were pulled over at a disproportionately high rate last year, according to government data released this week, and they were more likely to get a ticket and have their car searched.
An analysis by the Illinois Department of Transportation found that minorities made up 28.5 percent of the driving population but accounted for 31.8 percent of traffic stops in 2005.
After being stopped, 68.7 percent of minority drivers got tickets. Only 59.5 percent of white drivers who were pulled over ended up getting tickets.