EL MONTE >> Police issued more than three-dozen tickets to distracted drivers in El Monte Thursday during an extra enforcement campaign to coincide with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, authorities said.
Officers stopped 45 vehicles during the day-long, city-wide campaign, ultimately citing 36 driver, primarily for using cell phones while driving, El Monte police Sgt. Jimmie Pitts said.
One driver stopped as part of the campaign ended up being arrested due to an outstanding warrant, the sergeant said.
Police plan to hold another distracted driving crackdown Monday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., he said.
Funding is being provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety.

PHOTO: Through both sunshine and rain, El Monte Police Officer Andrew Avila urges motorist to avoid distracting driving during an extra enforcement campaign to coincide with National Distracted Driving Awareness Month along Ramona Boulevard in El Monte on Thursday, April 7, 2016. (Courtesy, El Monte Police Department)