Hall County, GA – The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $127,505 grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to strengthen DUI enforcement and reduce serious crashes on local roads. The grant, which began October 1 and runs through September 30, 2026, funds the county’s Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) Unit.
According to GOHS Director Allen Poole, the grant supports targeted enforcement against impaired and dangerous driving behaviors. “Each life saved on our roads is one less family that will have to live with the pain of losing a loved one in a traffic crash that was completely preventable,” Poole said.
The H.E.A.T. program aims to lower fatalities by combating impaired driving, reducing speeding, and increasing seatbelt use. The funds will also support community education campaigns such as “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.” Sheriff Gerald Couch emphasized the daily impact of the program: “Not a day goes by where I don’t personally see one of our H.E.A.T. Unit deputies working to improve safety on the roadways in our community.”
The grant allows Hall County to continue high-visibility patrols, DUI checkpoints, and multi-jurisdictional enforcement efforts, targeting corridors with the highest crash rates. Officials say these efforts are essential in reducing preventable deaths and injuries from DUI-related crashes.
For more information about the H.E.A.T. program, visit gahighwaysafety.org or call 404-656-6996.
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