FCSO awarded $120,000 grant from FDOT to help reduce motorcycle crashes

Flagler County had 230 motorcycle crashes between 2022 and 2023, which included nine fatalities and 44 serious injuries.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 3:00 p.m. January 22, 2024
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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a $120,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to help reduce motorcycle crashes in the county.

Between 2020 and 2022, 230 motorcycle crashes occurred in Flagler County, according to a FCSO press release. Nine of those were fatalities and another 44 involved serious injuries. 

Using the grant funding, the FCSO will implement safety and awareness programs through high-visibility traffic enforcement, public outreach, and safety messaging during events like Bike Week and Biketoberfest, the press release said.

 

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