MONROE - Green and Lafayette counties will have some extra money to spend for traffic enforcement.
Green County will receive $10,000 and Lafayette County will receive $15,000 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to spend more time on the roads to stop speeding, aggressive driving and other dangerous actions that cause accidents.
Green County Chief Deputy Jeff Skatrud said the money will allow the department to put extra officers on patrol for such projects as the seat belt campaign around Memorial Day and the drunken driving campaign around Labor Day.
Skatrud said the Green County Sheriff's Department plans to spend $8,000 for overtime expenses and the rest of the grant for equipment.
Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley said the grant will help "crack down" on practices that lead to accidents, such as speeding.
Throughout Wisconsin in 2006, Pedley said, more than 250 people died and more than 7,000 were injured in speed-related crashes.
"Our goal isn't to write more speeding tickets," Pedley said. "However, if voluntary compliance fails we will not hesitate to enforce speed limits and other traffic laws."
There is more to speeding than just a fine, Pedley added.
"The real price you pay is endangering your life and the lives of everyone else on the road," he said.
In addition to the $10,000 grant, the Green County Sheriff's Department received a $4,000 equipment grant late last year from the DOT to purchase in-squad video equipment.
Pedley said Lafayette County will receive an additional $10,000 later this year to help with alcohol enforcement.
Green County will receive $10,000 and Lafayette County will receive $15,000 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to spend more time on the roads to stop speeding, aggressive driving and other dangerous actions that cause accidents.
Green County Chief Deputy Jeff Skatrud said the money will allow the department to put extra officers on patrol for such projects as the seat belt campaign around Memorial Day and the drunken driving campaign around Labor Day.
Skatrud said the Green County Sheriff's Department plans to spend $8,000 for overtime expenses and the rest of the grant for equipment.
Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley said the grant will help "crack down" on practices that lead to accidents, such as speeding.
Throughout Wisconsin in 2006, Pedley said, more than 250 people died and more than 7,000 were injured in speed-related crashes.
"Our goal isn't to write more speeding tickets," Pedley said. "However, if voluntary compliance fails we will not hesitate to enforce speed limits and other traffic laws."
There is more to speeding than just a fine, Pedley added.
"The real price you pay is endangering your life and the lives of everyone else on the road," he said.
In addition to the $10,000 grant, the Green County Sheriff's Department received a $4,000 equipment grant late last year from the DOT to purchase in-squad video equipment.
Pedley said Lafayette County will receive an additional $10,000 later this year to help with alcohol enforcement.