ATLANTA — The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Clayton County Police Department is one of 24 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2024 Fiscal Year.
Referred to as a H.E.A.T. grant, the Clayton County Police Department’s award is $130,087.17.
The H.E.A.T. program’s goal is to combat crashes, injurie,s and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding, while also increasing seat belt use and educating the public about traffic safety and the dangers of DUI.
The CCPD H.E.A.T Unit will use the grant from GOHS to develop and implement strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.
“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and our partners continue to implement programs designed to save lives and promote safe driving behaviors,” Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Director Allen Poole said. “We can ask everyone to help our state and nation reach zero traffic deaths by driving safe speeds, always wearing a seat belt, keeping the focus on the road and not the phone, and never operating a vehicle under the influence of any substance that impairs your ability to drive.”
H.E.A.T. grants fund specialize traffic enforcement units in counties throughout the state.
The program was designed to assist Georgia jurisdictions with the highest rates of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities with grants awarded based on impaired driving and speeding data.
“The Clayton County Police Department has seen a decrease in our pedestrian and vehicle fatalities this year,” Clayton County Police Chief Kevin Roberts said. “I am confident that our enhanced enforcement through the GOHS H.E.A.T. grant has resulted in those reductions. The Clayton County Police Department looks forward to even more…
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