Youngstown gets federal traffic safety funds

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ohio Department of Public Safety has awarded $42,935 in federal traffic safety funds to the city police department for the federal fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

The money will be targeted to traffic law enforcement in high-accident areas on and near South Avenue, Midlothian Boulevard, Glenwood Avenue, Meridian Road, U.S. routes 62 and 422 and I-680, said Police Chief Jimmy Hughes.

Enforcement priorities will include impaired driving, seat-belt use and motorcycle safety, he said.