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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
Sacramento Police Department receives grant for road safety programs
( —The California Office of Traffic Safety granted the Sacramento Police Department $400,000 to support enforcement and education programs for road safety. The grant will fund traffic safety efforts and the attempt to reduce serious injuries and deaths on the road through September 2025. Josh Fryday announces run for California Lieutenant Governor 'We are grateful to receive this grant, which will strengthen our traffic enforcement efforts and improve road safety,' said Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester. 'By increasing enforcement of traffic laws and focusing on high-risk areas, we aim to reduce dangerous driving behaviors, prevent crashes, and make our roads safer for everyone.' The program was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The programs and resources provided through the grant include: Collaborative enforcement efforts with neighboring agencies. 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. Know Your Limit campaigns to increase public awareness of alcohol consumption and DUI driving. High-visibility motorcycle safety enforcement operations in areas or during events with high numbers of motorcycle incidents or crashes. This enforcement includes a focus on crash factor violations by motorcyclists and other drivers. Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk. Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE). 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. Enforcement operations focusing on street racing and sideshow activities. Community presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding and bicycle and pedestrian safety. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Illinois man allegedly driving stolen vehicle arrested in Wisconsin for OWI
VERONA, Wis. (WFRV) – An Illinois man was arrested in southern Wisconsin for OWI, and shortly after, officers learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Madison. A release from the Verona Police Department states that an officer initiated a traffic stop for a vehicle driving without headlights in the 500 block of Half Mile Road around 1:25 a.m. on February 4. Police in Wisconsin give update on missing pregnant teenager, vehicle using multiple license plates Officers say the driver, later identified as 37-year-old Miguel Olivas from Sterling, Illinois, showed signs of impairment and after Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement tests, he was arrested for OWI – First Offense. Olivas reportedly refused to submit an evidentiary chemical breath test, leading to a search warrant being obtained for a blood sample, it is pending analysis. Around 6:05 a.m., the Madison Police Department took a report of a stolen vehicle from the 3100 block of Maple Grove Drive. The report came from a person whose vehicle was allegedly stolen while they were at work. Victim identified after driver flips vehicle amidst high-speed Wisconsin police pursuit Authorities worked to determine that the vehicle Olivas was pulled over in was reportedly the stolen vehicle out of Madison. Olivas was booked into jail for Operating a Motor Vehicle without Owner's Consent and was also cited for Operating after Revocation and for driving at night without lights. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
