Press Release – For Immediate Release

Celina, OH - Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman announced today his office has applied for and has received Traffic Safety Grant Award. The Ohio Traffic Safety Office has advised that our office has received a grant to aide our deputies in reducing traffic related fatalities and serious injury crashes in Mercer County.

The grant allow our deputies to spend more time targeting problem areas while on patrol. The grant is broken down into two focus areas. The first for $26,547.83, titled Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), will focus on looking for subjects driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within our county. The second part of the grant, valued at $28,047.83, is State and Community Highway Safety. This part of the grant allows us to have our deputies focus on driving laws and ensure all motorists are safe while on the roads of Mercer County.

Sheriff Timmerman and his staff are dedicated to keeping our roadways safe, and we remind you to always wear your seatbelt, NEVER drink & drive or text & drive!