The Sacramento Police Department has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, which will assist in the department’s efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on Sacramento roads.

“The Sacramento Police Department is committed to the safety of our community,” Sacramento Police Department Sergeant Sabrina Briggs said. “This funding will allow us to grow our education initiatives and ensure the safety of everyone on Sacramento’s roads.”

The one-year grant is for the 2021 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.

The grant will fund a variety of traffic safety programs, including:

• Patrols with emphasis on alcohol and drug-impaired driving prevention
• Patrols with emphasis on awareness and education of California’s hands-free cell phone law
• Patrols with emphasis on education of traffic rights for bicyclists and pedestrians
• Patrols with emphasis on awareness and education of primary causes of crashes such as excess speed, failure to yield, failure to stop at stop signs/signals, improper turning/lane changes
• Collaborative efforts with neighboring agencies on traffic safety priorities
• Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
   

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