MONTGOMERY– Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $71,862 grant to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to purchase new radar equipment that will allow troopers to more effectively fight aggressive and dangerous driving.
The agency will purchase multi-directional radar units, giving them the ability to detect speeding drivers from both the front and rear of vehicles.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from the State Traffic Safety Trust Fund, an account that receives fines paid by individuals found guilty of driving without a license or with a suspended or revoked license. The fund is used for traffic safety purposes.
Bentley notified Spencer Collier, secretary of the ALEA, that the grant had been approved.
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