The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has announced that the Hall County Sheriff’s Office is one of 24 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2024 Fiscal Year.
Referred to as a H.E.A.T. grant, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office award totals $186,880.80.
The H.E.A.T. program in Hall County 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 Hall County Sheriff's Office Facebook page says that Sheriff's H.E.A.T Unit will use the grant from GOHS to develop and implement strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.
Allen Poole, the Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said, “We can ask everyone to help our state and nation reach zero traffic deaths by driving safe speeds, always wearing a seat belt, keeping the focus on the road and not the phone, and never operating a vehicle under the influence of any substance that impairs your ability to drive.”
