About FlashAlert on Twitter:
FlashAlert utilizes the free service Twitter to distribute emergency text messages. While you are welcome to register your cell phone text message address directly into the FlashAlert system, we recommend that you simply "follow" the FlashAlert account for Oregon City Police Dept. by clicking on the link below and logging in to (or creating) your free Twitter account. Twitter sends messages out exceptionally fast thanks to arrangements they have made with the cell phone companies.
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From January 13, 2021 to January 24, 2021, the Oregon City Police Department participated in a Distracted Driving Grant. With grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact, officers conducted extra enforcement patrols specifically targeting distracted driving. The primary focus of these patrols is to educate drivers and help raise awareness on the dangers of distracted driving.
During the grant period, our officers worked various shifts throughout the day. Officers issued 41 citations and 17 warnings. Officers wrote 14 citations for distracted driving (using a mobile electronic device), 11 citations for speeding, 2 citations for driving while suspended, and 14 other violations. One driver was arrested because the driver had two prior conviction under the new statute, ORS 811.507, for operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device.
The Oregon City Police Department wants to remind everyone to be aware of your surroundings when operating a motor vehicle and avoid distracted driving and/or speeding. Your life or someone else’s depends on it.