Trumbull County organization gets state grant to promote traffic safety

WARREN — The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services has awarded the Trumbull County Safe Communities traffic-safety initiative $64,566 to carry out educational activities in the coming year.

The organization identified impaired driving and lack of motorcycle awareness as being among the areas most in need of education.

Trumbull County Safe Communities will educate motorcyclists and other motorists on being more aware on the roadways and will stress the importance of designated drivers, said Melissa Herlinger, grant coordinator.

The organization annually educates through mock crashes at prom time and takes information on impaired driving to bars, Herlinger said. It also conducts reviews of fatal crashes to identify problem areas.