Solano Co. Probation Department Gets Grant for Intensive Supervision of DUI Offenders

The Solano County Probation Department has received a grant to monitor high-risk DUI offenders.

The $260,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will pay for two probation officers’ intensive supervision and monitoring of offenders on probation for felony DUI or multiple misdemeanor DUI convictions, county officials said.

The intensive supervision will include unannounced home searches, random alcohol and drug testing and assuring compliance with court-ordered education and treatment programs, county officials said.

The goal is to reduce the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol or drug related collisions in Solano County.

In 2013, 15 people were killed and 235 were injured in DUI crashes in the county, according to county officials.

“Supervision activities will entail enforcement of court orders including participation in substance abuse treatment with the goal of preventing re-arrest on new DUI charges and effecting positive behavior changes in those under supervision,” Solano County Chief Probation Officer Christopher Hansen said in a news release.

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