Monday night, Charlotte City Council agreed to appropriate $1,271,000 to a new Civilian Crash Investigation Program. The funds are coming from the Municipal Debt Service Fund, and will be moved to the Capital Equipment Fund to purchase vehicles for the program.
The idea behind the program is to have civilians addressing car crashes to ease the burden on police departments, especially departments who may be struggling to hire.
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