(LaPorte, IN) - LaPorte area police agencies have received funding for overtime safety patrols.

The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute doles out the funds for “zero tolerance” reckless driving patrols and sobriety checkpoints. The La Porte County Sheriff’s Department received over $59,000, and La Porte City Police received $40,000.

According to the Criminal Justice Institute, almost 700 people have been killed in car crashes this year.