The California Highway Patrol received a $2.6 million federal grant to implement safety measures and reduce dangerous driving behaviors statewide. The CHP will use these funds to strengthen enforcement efforts and public awareness campaigns aimed at reducing fatal and injury-related crashes caused by speeding, while also decreasing the number of victims impacted by such incidents.
In the federal fiscal year of 2022-2023, speed was a factor in approximately 39% of all fatal and injury crashes in California. During this period, there were 28,781 speed-related crashes, over 390 deaths and 28,383 injuries to others, according to CHP. We'll send you the top local news stories every morning at 8 a.
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“Securing this federal grant is a vital step in our commitment to making California’s roads safer for everyone,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “With these funds, we can implement targeted safety measures to reduce dangerous driving behaviors like speeding and aggressive driving, which put countless lives at risk.” CHP used federal funding to enhance speed enforcement on state routes with rising speed-related incidents, issuing more than 30,000 citations for vehicles going over 100 mph from the beginning of 2023 to July 31 of this.