KCSO: Christmas and New Years Results of Traffic Grant

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Christmas and New Year’s Results

  • 5 Deputies

  • 21.5 Hours Worked

  • 3 Arrests (2 – DUII, 1 – Driving While Suspended or Revoked)

  • 11 Citations Issued

  • 33 Warnings In-Lieu of Citation

The Oregon State Sheriff’s Association and the Oregon Department of Transportation, awarded the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office grant funds for traffic safety during 2018-19 totaling $17,500. The grants are being used to increase traffic enforcement with focused patrols for Distracted Driving, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII), Occupant Protection (Safety Belts) and Speed Enforcement during the below specified events.

DISTRACTED DRIVING

Grant Amount = $5,000

  • National Distracted Driving Awareness Month 4/2019 – SCHEDULED

DUII HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT EVENTS

Grant Amount = $2,000

  • Christmas 2018/New Year’s 2019 12/13-31/2018 – SCHEDULED

  • Super Bowl 2/3/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • St. Patrick’s Day 3/17/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • Memorial Day 5/25-27/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • Independence Day 7/4/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • Labor Day 8/16 – 9/2/2019 – SCHEDULED

OCCUPANT PROTECTION / SAFETY BELT BLITZ PERIOD

Grant Amount = $5,500

  • Blitz #1 2/4-17/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • Blitz #2 Click It or Ticket 5/13/2019 – 6/2/2019 – SCHEDULED

  • Blitz #3 8/19/2019 – 9/1/2019 – SCHEDULED

SPEED ENFORCEMENT

Grant Amount = $5,000

  • No Scheduled Events

Press release provided from Klamath County Sheriff’s Office.

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