Funds additional court sessions in three large counties
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) has been awarded a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) to expedite Driving While Impaired (DWI) cases in Johnston, Mecklenburg, and Wake counties. The funding will provide approximately 400 additional DWI court sessions through the remainder of the federal fiscal year, which ends September 30, 2025.
“We’re grateful to the GHSP for this funding and partnership,” said NCAOC Director Ryan Boyce. “Thank you to the district attorneys, judges, clerks, law enforcement agencies, and other court staff who enhance public safety by working hard to quickly adjudicate these cases.”
Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle, said, “The Johnston County District Attorney’s Office is grateful to the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts as well as Governor’s Highway Safety Program for this grant. This funding is crucial to enable us to run a Driving While Impaired Court in Johnston County. This specialized court allows us to efficiently adjudicate driving while impaired offenses to ensure these issues that create a risk to public safety on our highways are addressed in a timely manner. I would also like to thank Retired Chief District Court Judge Andy Corbett as well as Assistant District Attorney Skye Robertson for their ongoing commitment to this court.”
Pending statewide DWI cases have steadily declined in recent years. Cases are down 10 percent since early 2020 and are down nearly 30 percent from the COVID pandemic-created high in 2021.
So how much was the grant
Why are grants needed?? Where does the money, from fines & penalties, go?
Why are grants needed?? Where does the money, from fines & penalties, go?
What good is this going to do when the Judges just give a slap on the wrist?
Is DWI court in session, Monday -Friday now? If not, it should be. I know when I was a deputy, before my retirement, this court was only in session Tuesday-Thursday. That is the part the citizens do not know. Yes, grants are good, but put all the information out to the public.