SAN FRANCISCO—On November 26, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced that it was awarded a $420,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to establish a new felony DUI Vertical Prosecution Program. The new team’s mission will be to prevent impaired driving and decrease alcohol and drug-involved traffic fatalities and injuries. The grant program runs through September 2026.

The OTS Grant will allow for felony DUI prosecutions to be handled vertically (handled by a single attorney through arraignment, preliminary hearing, and trial) for the first time in San Francisco. Vertical prosecution will allow our prosecutors to specialize and develop the expertise needed to successfully handle the growing complexity of felony DUI prosecutions. These cases are often stall

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