MONTGOMERY— Gov. Bob Riley has awarded two grants totaling $114,954 to help law enforcement agencies in Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties reinforce the message that dangerous drivers are not welcome in Alabama.
The Mobile County Commission’s Highway Traffic Safety Division will use the funds to increase enforcement of the state’s DUI, speeding and seat belt laws in an effort to reduce the number of automobile crashes that result in injury or death.
“Reckless drivers needlessly endanger other travelers on Alabama’s roads,” Riley said. “I commend our law enforcement officers for keeping Alabama roads safe by removing these dangerous drivers.”
The grants will be used to pay overtime for police officers and sheriff's deputies as they increase patrols and set up sobriety checkpoints during busy travel periods including holiday weekends. The patrols will focus on areas where a high number of crashes have occurred.
Vehicle crashes resulted in 148 deaths in the three-county area in 2007, according to the Traffic Safety Division.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Riley informed Stephen Nodine, president of the County Commission, that the grant had been approved.
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