“Officers say they’re worried about grant funding that pays for the extra enforcement. Police drunken driving task forces are paid from federal funds doled out by PennDOT annually. PennDOT officials said they don’t know how much money will be available statewide in the coming fiscal year but $5.4 million was handed out in each of the past two years. Cathy Tress, the Western Pennsylvania liaison for the Pennsylvania DUI Association, said the grant money pays for police overtime and equipment. PennDOT data show that last year, there were 2,759 crashes from June 30 through July 9, of which 256 were alcohol-related.”
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/6376814-74/million-police-checkpoints
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