El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office has received a $195,677 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to target repeat DUI offenders.

The grant to the will fund a vertical prosecution team that will work cases from arrest through conviction and sentencing.

In 2014 there were 13 deaths and 45 serious injuries as a result of driving under the influence crashes in El Dorado County.

Prosecution team members will work with California’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Training Network to expand knowledge and resources by obtaining and delivering specialized training, including the emerging problem of drug-impaired driving. Team members will share information with peers and law enforcement throughout the county and state.