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Posted on: October 30, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Office of Traffic Safety Grant Kickoff

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Sheriff Chad Bianco

Press Release:Office of Traffic Safety Grant Kickoff
Station Area:Coachella
Written Date:October 30, 2021Time:8:00 AM
Incident Date:N/ATime:N/A
Incident Location:City of Coachella
Reporting Officer:Sergeant Mariano Matos III
File Number(s):N/A


Details:

Riverside Sheriff’s Department contact city of Coachella awarded $58,212 Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety

Coachella, Calif. – The Riverside Sheriff’s Department will roll out a police traffic services program to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors that increase the risk of crashes in the community.

“Impairment, speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors jeopardize the safety of other people on the road,” Sgt. Matos said. “This funding allows us to provide necessary traffic enforcement measures with the goal of reducing serious injury and fatal crashes on our roads.”

The grant will pay for additional enforcement measures, including:

  • DUI checkpoints and patrols specifically focused on suspected impaired drivers.
  • Enforcement operations focused on suspected distracted drivers in violation of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
  • Enforcement operations focused on top violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and/or red-light running, and improper turning or lane changes.
  • Community education presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, DUI, speeding, and bicycle and pedestrian safety.
  • Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

The grant program will run through September 2022.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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