Santa Monica, California – Special Traffic Enforcement Program to Include DUI Checkpoints
By admin • Dec 3rd, 2009 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, In The News, NewsDISCLAIMER - Any Charges Reported in these Press Releases are Merely Accusations and the Defendants are Presumed Innocent Unless and Until Proven Guilty.test
Santa Monica Police Commence Special Traffic Enforcement Program
More traffic enforcement and safer streets are coming to Santa Monica beginning last month thanks to a recent $144,385 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (O.T.S.). Funding for this program was provided by O.T.S., through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Increased special traffic enforcement measures are on tap for the Santa Monica Police Department as law enforcement continues their commitment to keeping our roadways safe through both enforcement and education. Specialized enforcement efforts will be conducted throughout the course of the next year.
Captain Alex Padilla said ”The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant will assist in efforts to deal with increased traffic safety problems and reduce the number of persons killed and injured in traffic collisions. The grant activities will target specific activities including: motorcycle safety, DUI offenders, drivers with suspended or revoked licenses, red light running, and seatbelt violations through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and special enforcement operations.”
The grant also provides funding for DUI Checkpoint supplies and educational materials to facilitate the overtime to conduct these special enforcement activities.
“Every driver and every motorcyclist must get back to the basics: drive sober, always drive or ride safely, buckle up and we will save lives. It’s just that simple,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “This grant will help make Santa Monica just that much safer of a place to live and work.”
New this year is the addition of 2 special Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations. Motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise in California, increasing 175 percent statewide in the last decade, from 204 killed in 1998 to 560 killed in 2008. Officers will be cracking down on traffic violations made by motorcyclists, and other vehicle drivers, that result in far too many motorcycle collisions, injuries and deaths.
Contact:Jay Trisler, Sergeant
(310) 458-8471
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