County receives grants to fund traffic safety programs

SAN DIEGO - The County of San Diego, five municipalities, and UC San Diego were collectively awarded more than $3.4 million in grants today by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), primarily for programs to prevent drinking and driving.

The grants were among $67 million awarded by the OTS statewide for traffic safety programs.

The money is intended to give state, county and local agencies the funding to combat impaired driving, encourage seat belt and child safety seat use, for campaigns to prevent distracted driving, to enhance medical response, stop aggressive driving and promote mo...