LA City Attorney’s Office receives $1.3M grant to help prosecute impaired drivers

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has received a $1.3 million state grant to help prosecute drunk and drug-impaired drivers, officials announced today.

The funding from the California’s Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will support attorneys in the Driving Under the Influence Drugs Unit through September 2026. The unit handles criminal cases involving impaired driving and works with the statewide Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Training Program to assist prosecutors, investigators...