The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office has been awarded a specialty grant to prosecute cases against repeat offenders and those involved in fatal or injury crashes in cases involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The $194,478 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office will fund a Vertical Prosecution team that will work cases from arrest through sentencing. Funding from this DUI Prosecution Grant will aid the District Attorney’s Office in handling cases throughout each step of the criminal process, prosecuting both alcohol and drug-impaired driving cases.