Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 2nd In State For Traffic Safety

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office was awarded second place in the 2018 Florida Law Enforcement Challenge for traffic safety initiatives and programs in Pinellas County.

The awards ceremony was held Friday, July 13, at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World.

The Florida Law Enforcement Challenge is a Florida Law Enforcement Liaison program funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the Florida Department of Transportation. Every year, the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program rewards the best overall traffic safety programs in Florida.

This year, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office was among more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the state competing in the Florida Law Enforcement Challenge. Each agency was evaluated for its overall traffic safety programs, efforts to enforce laws and educate the public about impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, pedestrian safety and other areas of traffic safety.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office took second place overall in the category for law enforcement agencies with more than 400 law enforcement officers.

The Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program’s goal is to reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries by working with law enforcement agencies across the state to support enforcement and educational efforts in traffic safety.

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