The Franklin County Sheriff's Office's BUSTang, a souped-up Ford Mustang used in the fight against drugs, recently took home first place at the National DARE Conference in Orlando.
The BUSTang competed with more than 60 cars used in DARE, or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, programs and was deemed the "best DARE car in the nation," according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office, students in Franklin County Schools and Williams Communications Inc. designed and created the BUSTang, a 2006 Ford Mustang GT.
"It's a cool and unconventional way of getting out the message to kids to stay off drugs, and I think it's getting their attention," said Scott McGuire, installations manager of Williams Communications Inc. of Tallahassee.
McGuire and his team equipped the car with a 2,000-watt stereo system; an 800-MHz radio system; 200 LED lights; eight speakers and a DVD multimedia system including two video monitors.
Sgt. Ryan Sandoval, DARE officer, will use the car to educate students with a DVD show and with a fiberglass molded display containing a substance-abuse-identification kit on the floor of the trunk.
The Project has three phases planned, two of them which are almost complete. Phase 1: Lights and Siren; Phase 2: Visual Accessories and Graphics; Phase 3: Audio and Video Equipment.
Each of the three phases is being paid for with seized drug money. We would like to thank our hard working deputies and drug task force for making this project possible.
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