Alabama Awards $5.8 Million for Traffic Safety

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced nearly $5.8 million in grants for statewide traffic-safety programs focused on education, enforcement, technology and law-enforcement support. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will receive about $1.9 million for extra traffic and DUI enforcement shifts and training officers to identify drug impairment. The Alabama Department of Public Health will receive about $1.1 million for emergency medical reporting support, child passenger safety and distracted-driving education; the University of Alabama is also among the grant recipients.