CHP Awards More Than $41 Million in Grants to Combat Impaired Driving Across California
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has announced more than $41 million in grant funding for 183 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to strengthen efforts to prevent and reduce impaired driving.
The funding comes through voter-approved Proposition 64, which directs the CHP to administer grants for impaired-driving education, prevention and enforcement programs, and also funds forensic toxicology testing at crime laboratories. Program revenue comes from taxes on cannabis and cannabis products sold in California. Grants to 160 law enforcement agencies will support enforcement operations, training of drug recognition evaluators, expanded ability to identify drug-impaired drivers, and public education campaigns through community events and presentations.
"The substantial increase in grant funding this year will help even more communities keep California's roadways safe," said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. "These grants support education, strengthen enforcement efforts to remove impaired drivers from our roads, and expand research and forensic testing to improve traffic safety across the state."
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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