New technology aims to protect Oconee motorists

An advancement in Pursuit Alert technology means new features designed to help keep safe motorists in Oconee County when there’s an in-progress pursuit by law enforcement.  Those new features include a new name:  Digital Siren.  “Citizens and visitors who have downloaded the Pursuit App need to delete that app and download the new Digital Siren app to be able to take advantage of this technology,” says Sheriff Mike Crenshaw.  “The new Digital Siren app will have more alerts and is much more efficient.”  Much like Pursuit Alert, the Digital Siren app will alert when in motion, but the user has various options to configure the “sleep or idle” time so when they become stationary for the selected time, the app will go on a silent mode until it starts moving again.  The police departments in Pickens and Easley are adding the technology.  Motorists who download the new app will get the same alerts as they travel between Oconee and Pickens counties.