DWI
Galveston Approves Grant to Enforce Speeding, DWI Violations
Galveston City Council members approved a grant to fund law enforcement against dangerous driving such as speeding, distracted driving, and impaired driving.
The program – known as Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) – is the result of a $50,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. It provides additional funding for law enforcement efforts against unsafe and impaired drivers.
Specifically, the grant will fund the additional hours police officers will work to enforce traffic laws. Galveston Police Chief Doug Balli said the department will spend those additional hours on enforcing DWI, speed, traffic control in intersections, distracted driving, and occupant protect – particularly the use of seatbelts.
The grant’s approval comes on the heels of a 14-year-old’s death in a suspected drunken driving accident on Sept. 2. It also follows an incident in August when four people were killed after a suspected drunken driver collided with their golf cart.