The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a grant from the State of California to increase patrols related to traffic safety, and the High Desert’s Sheriff’s stations will see a good share of that funding. The Sheriff’s Twentynine Palms Station was allocated more than $26,000 and the Yucca Valley station was allocated more than $24,000.
The grant money will be used to increase enforcement of DUIs, distracted driving, and dangerous road maneuvers that can endanger pedestrians or cyclists, as well as by providing safety training and recertification for officers in field sobriety testing and drug recognition. The grant was provided by California’s Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
