The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is participating this weekend in the national ‘Put the Phone Away or Pay’ distracted driving crack down.
LSO says it will increase the number of deputies working between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. starting today, April 9, through Monday, April 13.
Additional deputies will patrol Lancaster County in marked patrol cars and concentrate their efforts on distracted driving violations, specifically the use of cellphone and other handheld devices.
Overtime for the additional deputies is being funded through a mini-grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.