PSPD Get $135K Grant
The Palm Springs Police Department has been awarded a $135,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The grant will support ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on Palm Springs roads.
“This funding will strengthen our commitment to public safety in our community,” Sgt. Kevin Lu said. “We will be able to increase our efforts in making our roads safer for everyone and focus on critical areas such as distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding.”
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 2024.
Police officer walking towards a car that has been pulled over for a traffic violation.
Photo from Alpha Media Portland OR
