GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Galveston City Council approved a grant to help DWI and speed enforcement.
At Thursday night's city council meeting, members approved help from TxDOT to enforce laws against drunk and speeding drivers.
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The Texas Department of Transportation offered the City of Galveston a STEP "Impaired Driving Mobilization Enforcement and Speed Enforcement" grant of $47,786.35 for 2023, records show.
The City of Galveston said it would be matching funds of $9,755.03 to help cover overtime and operational services.
According to the council, the grant will be used to increase patrols for impaired drivers and speed enforcement in designated areas on Galveston Island.
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This grant comes one month after several were killed in car crashes involving drunk drivers.
Two children and two adults were killed after a drunk driver crashed into their golf cart. A 14-year-old Ball High School student was killed in a DWI crash involving a parolee, and a drunk driver took a man's life on a scooter after he blew through a stop.
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