Here’s a List of South Jersey Police Departments Targeting Texting and Driving

A number of local police departments are involved in a distracted driver effort in April.

It's called the New Jersey UDrive UText UPay campaign.

According to a new release from Eric Heitmann, Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, "Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving."

According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety, a number of local departments in the southeastern part of the state received grants of $5,500 to help in the crackdown. Here are the local police department that are participating:

ATLANTIC COUNTY:

*Absecon Police Department

*Atlantic City Police Department

*Egg Harbor Township Police Department

*Galloway Township Police Department

*Township of Hamilton Police Department

*Hammonton Police Department

*Northfield Police Department

*Stockton University Police Department

CAPE MAY COUNTY:

*Lower Township Police Department

*Wildwood Police Department

CUMBERLAND COUNTY:

*Bridgeton Police Department.

*Vineland Police Department (not on the state's list, but they are participating, according to Vineland PD's Facebook page.)

OCEAN COUNTY:

*Barnegat Police Department

*Harvey Cedars Police Department

*Ship Bottom Police Department

*Stafford Township Police Department

SOURCE: New Jersey Division of Highway Safety