The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office will be providing additional units to conduct school zone traffic enforcement during the first 8 days of the school year. Starting August 9, deputies will be assigned at various times to each school zone in the county, including the cities of Owensboro and Whitesville.
Sheriff Brad Youngman said deputies assigned to this detail will be monitoring for traffic violations such as speeding, no seatbelt, running red lights/stop signs, and other unsafe driving practices that take place during active school zone times. Youngman said the goal is to be seen and remind motorists that a new school year has begun.
“I was driven to act in support of school zone safety to prevent a tragedy from occurring in our community,” Youngman said. “DCSO requests that all motorists plan their commute accordingly so that if they traverse a school zone during their day, they do so as safely as possible. This includes parents taking their kids to school as well as kids that walk or ride a bike to school. Parents of those children should discuss safe habits with them with a particular emphasis on distractions such as cell phones or headphones that may inhibit the child’s awareness during their travel.”
Daviess County Public Schools Superintendent Matt Robbins said he was thrilled to learn of the additional support that would be provided at the start of the school year.
“The additional monitoring of school zone traffic greatly enhances the safety of our school buses, students, and parents,” he said. “This serves as a great compliment to our own DCPS Police officers who will be assisting our highest volume traffic at our middle schools and high schools, ensuring that our buses deliver our students to school safely and on time as well as ensuring parent traffic is efficiently operating as planned.”
