The Monrovia Police Department has been awarded a $54,760 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. The grants received by the Monrovia Police will aid in the city's ongoing efforts to improve traffic safety and the quality of life. The Monrovia Police Department will use the funding as part of an ongoing commitment to keep our roadways safe through both enforcement and education.
The grant will assist in efforts to deal with traffic safety problems and to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in traffic collisions. While traffic deaths from all causes declined by nearly 39 percent between 2006 and 2010 in California, state and federal officials anticipate that figures will show a slight rise in 2011. DUI Deaths remain the largest sector, at nearly 30 percent of traffic fatalities. Recent trends show increases into new categories – distracted driving and drug impaired driving.
Activities that the grant will fund include:
- Specialized DUI and drugged driving training such as Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement, and Drug Recognition Evaluator
- DUI saturation patrols
- Distracted driving enforcement
- Seat belts and child safety seat enforcement
- Speed, red light and stop sign enforcement
- Warrant service operations targeting multiple DUI offenders
- Compilation of DUI "hotsheets," Identifying worst-of-the-worst DUI offenders
"Despite the recent increases, California's roadways are still very much safer than they were before 2006," said OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy. "The Monrovia Police Department will be keeping the pressure on through enforcement and public awareness so that we can continue saving lives and reach the vision we all share – Toward zero death, every one counts."
Funding for this program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Source: Monrovia Police Department press release
- Brad Haugaard
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