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Darke County Sheriff
Motorists warned to be alert for volunteers
this weekend
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 13th and April 14th Darke County Solid Waste Management
District will be holding its 12th Annual Trash Bash. Over 1000
volunteers and organizations will be cleaning up 700 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 13th and 14th.
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. Let us all work together
to make Darke County roadways safe for volunteers and other motorists,
pedestrians and cyclists.
Mark Whittaker
Chief Deputy
Darke County Sheriff’s Office
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