OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The Oceanside Police Department has been awarded a $313,000 grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety with which it will roll out a police traffic services program to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors, it was announced on Oct.8. “Impairment, speeding, and other dangerous driving behaviors jeopardize the safety of other people on the road,” Oceanside Police Sergeant Rick Davis 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; —Bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operations focused on driver behaviors that put vulnerable road users at risk; —Enforcement operations focused on top violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, …
Oceanside Police Receive $313,000 Grant To Deter Dangerous Driving Behaviors
October 8, 2021
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