LYONS, Ga. (WSAV) — The Toombs County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) announced that it received $39,856 from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
The grant is given by the Governor's Office to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities around Georgia through High Visibility Enforcement.
HVE uses highly visible and proactive law enforcement to target specific traffic safety issues, designed to change unlawful and dangerous driving behaviors that contribute to most the state's fatal and serious injury traffic crashes on the roads.
"Federal and state crash data show sustained enforcement of traffic laws reduces crashes and saves lives on our roads," Allen Poole, Director of GOHS said. "GOHS will continue to partner with state and local law enforcement to implement projects and initiatives designed to protect everyone using our roads and to help reach our goal of zero traffic deaths in Georgia and our nation."
The HVE grant will continue through September of 2025.
"The Toombs County Sheriff's Office is thrilled to announce that with the acceptance of this grant, our Deputies will be more equipped to enforce traffic offenses and promote more safety within our community along the highway," said Sheriff Jordan Kight.
For more information on the award, contact TCSO at 912-526-6778 or by email at admin@toombscosheriff.org.