Darke County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff warns motorists to be alert to roadway volunteers
Sixth annual Trash Bash to be held April 20 and 21 

Darke County Sheriff Toby L. Spencer and the Darke County Solid Waste Management District Director Krista Fourman would like to advise motorists to use caution while traveling Darke County roadways in the upcoming weekend. 

On April 20th and April 21st Darke County Solid Waste Management District will be holding its 6th Annual Trash Bash.  Over 1250 volunteers and organizations will be cleaning up 630 miles of Darke County and Township roads.  These volunteers will be walking along roadways and picking up trash.  The volunteer’s vehicles will be parked along or near the roads where the trash pick up is occurring.  Participants should be wearing safety orange colored shirts to increase visibility.  Trash pick up is scheduled to occur from dawn to dusk on Saturday and Sunday April 20th and 21st. 

Motorists are advised to slow down and pay attention to volunteers working near the roadway.  As always you should not engage in distracted driving while operating a vehicle and keep your attention focused on driving your vehicle.  Practice defensive driving techniques by looking ahead and being prepared for any problems that may occur. 

Darke County deputies will be patrolling Darke County roadways and enforcing traffic laws.  Always wear your seat belt and take the time to look both ways at intersections.  Lets all work together to make Darke County roadways safe for volunteers and other motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. 

Mark E. Whittaker 

Chief Deputy 

Darke County Sheriff's Office