Cherokee Sheriff's Office Joins State H.E.A.T. Campaign

CANTON, GA — The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office has once again teamed up with the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to be part of the H.E.A.T., or Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, program.

H.E.A.T. is designed to educate the public and enforce laws related to impaired and aggressive driving. Sgt. John Brookshire supervises CSO's H.E.A.T. Unit, which also includes two additional deputies.

The goal of the H.E.A.T. program is to combat crashes, injuries and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding, while also increasing seatbelt use and educating the public about traffic safety and the dangers of DUI.

The sheriff's office in November received a H.E.A.T. grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety in the amount of $272,000, money that will be used to develop and implement strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.

H.E.A.T. grants fund specialized 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.

As law enforcement partners in the Operation Zero Tolerance DUI and Click It or Ticket seatbelt campaigns, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office will also conduct mobilizations throughout the year in coordination with GOHS’s year-round waves of high visibility patrols, multi-jurisdictional road checks and sobriety checkpoints.

For more information about the H.E.A.T. program or any other GOHS campaign, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org or call 404-656-6996.

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