<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=48Pbgr_0wCh40Ok00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=48Pbgr_0wCh40Ok00" width="1320" height="743" >BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA). — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BSO) has been awarded a nearly $30,000 grant for DUI enforcement.According to BSO, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety announced the sheriff's office is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) grant worth $29,528.04.The H.E.A.T. grant is planned to combat crashes, injuries and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding as well as increase seat belt use and educate the public on traffic safety, according to a release.Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety Director Allen Poole correlates constant patrolling with a reduction in fatalities in a release.“Federal and state crash data show sustained enforcement of traffic laws reduces crashes and saves lives on our roads,” said Poole. “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.”Bibb County Sheriff David Davis expressed his gratitude for the grant on behalf of the department.<blockquote>“We are once again very grateful to be a recipient of the HEAT grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety," said Davis. "We can be proud of the work the HEAT unit has done to make our roads safer to travel in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The HEAT Unit have no doubt reduced local traffic crashes due to the efforts at stopping aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.”</blockquote>You can find more information about the H.E.A.T. program by following this link.Stick with WGXA where we're keeping you ready for what's next.</div></body>

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Bibb Sheriff's Office awarded nearly $30,000 for DUI enforcement

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA). — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BSO) has been awarded a nearly $30,000 grant for DUI enforcement. According to BSO, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety announced the sheriff's office is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) grant worth $29,528.04.