CHP using grant for regional traffic safety campaign
TEMECULA – Saving lives is the core mission of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). To accomplish this mission, the CHP Temecula Area office will use a federal grant to conduct a regional traffic safety campaign in Riverside County. The project starts on Oct. 1, and ends on Sept. 30.  The Temecula Area will deploy officers on enhanced enforcement on Interstates 15 and 215; State Routes 74, 79, and 371; and unincorporated roads where the CHP Temecula Area has jurisdiction in Riverside County. This traffic safety effort will also include a community-based task force and a public awareness and education campaign to reinforce key traffic safety messages. “With a proactive approach to make the roadways safer, we will continue to reduce the number of injury and fatal crashe