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Monday November 18th, 2024 :: 12:33 p.m. PST

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Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Traffic Enforcement Program to Increase Safety on Road

Nature of Incident: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Traffic Enforcement Program to Increase Safety on Roads
 
   
Location: County of Ventura
Date & Time: November 14, 2024
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office
 

 

  
     
Narrative:
County of Ventura, California. – The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a $530,000.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads.
 
“We are grateful to receive this grant, which will strengthen our traffic enforcement efforts and improve road safety,” Ventura County Sheriff Traffic Investigator Bradly Bordon said, “By increasing enforcement of traffic laws and focusing on high-risk areas, we aim to reduce dangerous driving behaviors, prevent crashes, and make our roads safer for everyone."
 
The grant will provide additional programs and resources, including:
  • DUI checkpoints and patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired drivers.
  • High-visibility distracted driving enforcement operations targeting drivers in violation of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
  • Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.
  • 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 presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding and bicycle and pedestrian safety.
  • Collaborative enforcement efforts with neighboring agencies.
  • 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 2025.
 
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 
 
 
       
 
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Prepared by:		 Sergeant Jason Christmann  
News Release Date: November, 2024  
Media Follow-Up Contact: Jason Christmann
[email protected]
 		  
Approved by:
 
 
 		 Captain Jason B. Hendren
 
 		  

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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003

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