BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two Kern County law enforcement offices are set to receive grants from the state of California to reduce traffic deaths and injuries caused by impaired driving this year, according to the Kern County Board of Supervisors agenda for Tuesday.
According to the grant agreement, Kern County has among the highest number of alcohol-related fatal crashes per capita among the 20 most populated counties in California.
Kern County District Attorney’s Office receives $885K grant to combat impaired driving
The number of DUI cases the DA’s office filed over the years are as follows:
- 2019: 4,661
- 2020: 3,135
- 2021: 3,220
- 2022: 3,405
- 2023: 3,297
In 2024, prosecutors filed about 3,279 misdemeanor and 383 felony DUI cases in Kern County, officials said in the agenda.
The DA’s office filed over 3,500 DUI cases in 2025, including over 200 drug cases and nearly 130 combined cases of alcohol and drugs, according to officials…