KCSO: Christmas and New Years Results of Traffic Grant
/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.