$117K Traffic Safety Grant Awarded To Seal Beach Police

SEAL BEACH, CA — The Seal Beach Police Department was awarded a hefty grant from the Office of Traffic Safety this week, the department announced Wednesday.

The $117,000 grant will go toward supporting the department's ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on Seal Beach roads.

“This funding will strengthen our commitment to public safety in our community,” Seal Beach Chief of Police Michael Henderson said. “We will be able to increase our efforts in making our roads safer for everyone and focus on critical areas such as distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding.”

The grant will provide extra programs and resources for the community, including:

• DUI checkpoints and patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired drivers.
• High-visibility distracted driving enforcement operations targeting drivers in violation of California's hands-free cell phone law.
• Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.
• Enforcement operations focused on top violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and/or red-light running, and improper turning or lane changes.
• Community presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding and bicycle and pedestrian safety.
• Collaborative enforcement efforts with neighboring agencies.
• Officer training and/or recertifications: Standard Field Sobriety Test, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement and Drug Recognition Expert.

According to the department, the grant program will run through Sept. 2024.