HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
According to the department, it is among 32 agencies to receive grants this year.
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“Crash data shows enforcement and education of traffic laws are two of most effective countermeasures to help our state and nation reduce crashes and eliminate deaths and serious injuries on our roads,” Allen Poole, Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, said in a statement. “Each life saved on our roads is one less family that will have to live with the pain of losing a loved one whose life was taken from them in a traffic crash that was preventable.”
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Those funds came in the form of a HEAT Grant, or funding for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic.
The sheriff’s office said the grant has been an important part of reducing deadly crashes in Hall County.
“Hall County continues to grow rapidly, and that means our deputies are seeing increasing numbers of motorists and unsafe driving behaviors. This grant allows us to expand not only our enforcement efforts, but also our education initiatives throughout the community,” Lt. Jeremy Cooksey, who oversees HCSO’s HEAT Unit, said.
GOHS gave the sheriff’s office $87,403 for the new fiscal year to develop and implement strategies to reduce crashes from aggressive and dangerous driving habits.
Officials said the HEAT program is meant to stop crashes caused by:
- Speeding
- Driving impaired
- Distracted driving
- Not wearing seatbelts
You can learn more about the HEAT program here
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