$45K Grant Will Enforce Traffic Violations In Lacey: Police

LACEY, NJ — The Lacey Township Police Department was awarded nearly $45,000 in federal funds to enforce traffic violations with the goal of reducing crashes and injuries associated with said violations, police announced.

The federal traffic grant was awarded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, and the New Jersey Department of Highway Traffic Safety, NJDHTS.

The grant is solely to be used for the enforcement of traffic violations and education for motorists, police said.

The goal of the grant is to reduce the amount of motor vehicle crashes and injuries associated with violations in the following areas:

• Impaired driving
• Speeding/Aggressive driving
• Distracted Driving
• Graduated Driver's License violations
• Seat Belt/ Occupant Safety violations

Officers will be scheduled to specifically enforce traffic violations in line with national mobilization campaigns.

For example, beginning April 1 and running through the end of the month, the "Put the Phone Away or Pay" initiative will target drivers who talk on handheld cellphones or send texts while driving, police said.

"Motorists are reminded that distracted driving includes any activity that diverts attention from driving, including eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system; anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving," police said.

The grant funding is authorized to be used until Sept. 30, 2024.