The Turlock Police Department received a $40,000 grant from
the California Office of Traffic Safety for a one-year enforcement and
education program. The money will fund various activities intended to reduce
deaths and injuries on California roads.
“The Turlock Police Department is proud of our partnership with the California
Office of Traffic Safety,” said Turlock Police Chief Nino Amirfar. “Working
together, we will utilize these resources to educate the public about safe
driving habits while increasing patrols to remove impaired drivers from our
streets. During these difficult budgetary times, grants received from outside
sources allow Turlock Police Department to increase patrols by utilizing
overtime which we hope will reduce accidents while increasing driver safety.”
The grant-related activities are for the 2020 federal fiscal year, which runs
from Oct. 1, to Sept. 30, 2020.
The funding from the OTS will be used for numerous programs, including:
• DUI/driver’s license checkpoints.
• Patrols specifically looking for suspected alcohol and/or drug-impaired
drivers.
• Patrols targeting violations of California’s hands-free cell phone law and
vehicle code. violations by drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians
that put other roadway users at risk.
• Patrols targeting the primary causes of crashes: Speeding, improper turns,
running stop signs or signals, right-of-way violations and driving on the wrong
side of the road.
• Patrols specifically looking for seat belt and child safety seat violations.
• Serving warrants to multiple DUI offenders.
• Creating “Hot Sheets” identifying repeat DUI offenders.
• Officer training to identify suspected impaired drivers and conduct sobriety
tests.
“Getting in a vehicle remains one of the most dangerous things we do,” OTS
director Barbara Rooney said. “We must continue to work with our partners in
law enforcement to shift that realization and make traveling on our roads
safer.”
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of
Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Grant will help Turlock Police with street safety programs

