Southwest Sheriff's Station Plans Crackdown On Dangerous Drivers

Temecula CA

16 November, 2021

12:02 PM

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TEMECULA, CA — Deputies stationed out of the Southwest Sheriff's Station will use a $105,394 grant to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors that increase the risk of crashes in the community, it was announced Monday. "Impairment, speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors jeopardize the safety of other people on the road," Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Opice said. "This funding allows us to provide necessary traffic enforcement measures with the goal of reducing serious injury and fatal crashes on our roads." According to the sheriff's department, the money will fund additional enforcement efforts, 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, stop sign and/or red-light running, and improper turning or lane changes;Click it or Ticket Operations focusing on drivers not wearing seatbelts;Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement, and Drug Recognition Expert. The grant program will run through September 2022. Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Deputies at the Southwest Sheriff's Station patrol the city of Temecula and surrounding unincorporated areas.