Carson City Sheriff's Office targets impaired drivers, crosswalk violators in December
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada are participating in Joining Forces through December with the task of stopping impaired motorists.
Grant money for this event is provided by the Nevada Department of Public Safety-Office of Traffic Safety. These monies are used to pay for additional deputies who will be out looking for impaired drivers, said Sgt. Scott McDaniel of the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
Other Joining Forces events focus on pedestrian safety, seat belt use, distracted driving, speeding, and impaired driving. The object of these events is to increase safety on our roadways and reduce crashes which can lead to death and injuries.
The sheriff's office will conduct a pedestrian crosswalk enforcement operation on Dec. 17, 2014 in the Carson City area. Two operations held this summer resulted in 93 citations.
The crosswalk operations have been prompted by several incidents this year that have resulted in pedestrian fatalities and serious injury accidents.