Illinois State Police have a warning for teen drivers: Slow down or expect a letter sent home to mom and dad.

Troopers in the Springfield district say they’re seeing more teens driving faster and getting into accidents. So they’re prepared to tell parents if their kids are pulled over for speeding. The reaction among teenagers is mixed with some saying they’d never tell parents they got a ticket. Other teens say they’d have to ask their parents to help pay the $75 fine, so they’d have to come forward.

State police say in the last few weeks they’ve pulled over teen drivers from Chatham and Springfield going as fast as 90 miles per hour on interstates. Last month four teens were killed on a rural Logan County road where speed is believed to be a factor. Teens say they know it’s not safe to drive fast, but it’s just now starting to sink in.

“I actually just got a speeding ticket, so it’s funny you ask me this. I didn’t realize the number one cause of fatality accidents is speeding I thought it was drunk driving,” said teen driver Rachel Wilson.

“Honestly it’s pretty easy for teenagers to get around telling their parents they’ve been stopped. A lot of the time, their parents will never know they’ve been stopped,” said Illinois State Police Trooper Christy Pullen.

State troopers say the letters will start going out April 1st, but only to parents in the Springfield area. So far the idea has not been expanded statewide, but a district in Northern Illinois is also trying out the idea.

There are some exceptions teens will have to be going 20 miles over the limit for a letter to ever be drafted.