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Impaired Driving Enforcement And Highway Safety Awards Presented

Date of Release: 12/05/05

(LEXINGTON, KY) -Law enforcement officers, agencies and individuals from across the state were recognized for outstanding achievement at the 2005 Governor's Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards ceremony held today at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Mark Miller joined Connie Beasley, regional program manager with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Atlanta, in presenting awards to 185 officers from 164 law enforcement agencies for their extraordinary efforts in reducing impaired driving (see attached list). Of the 27,874 impaired driving arrests made by these law enforcement agencies during the past year, these officers were responsible for 6,164 arrests.

"As of December 4, preliminary reports show that 215 people have lost their lives this year on Kentucky roads in crashes involving alcohol," said Miller. "These unfortunate statistics indicate that impaired driving is still a critical problem in the state."

"Traffic enforcement campaigns have a direct impact on this problem by taking potential killers off the road. The officers receiving awards today are to be commended for the lives they have helped to save," added Miller.

Awards were also presented to 15 agencies posting top scores in the 2005 Law Enforcement Challenge (see following list). This program involved the performance of law enforcement agencies during driving enforcement mobilizations, which ran from May 23 through Sept. 5, 2005. The awards criteria included citation activities for speeding, impaired driving, seat belt usage and child restraint violations.

Three other awards were presented during the ceremony. Angela Leigh, executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Kentucky, presented an award to the officer who made the most impaired driving arrests from Oct. 1, 2004 through Sept. 30, 2005. The recipient was Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Officer Travis Rogers, who made 375 arrests during the time period.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) honored two individuals with its Division Administrator's Award for Excellence in Highway Safety. This annual award recognizes individual law enforcement officers and others who have made significant outstanding lifetime contributions to highway safety. The award recipients were David Culler and Calvin G. Grayson.

Culler is a retired officer of the Louisville Metro Police Dept. During his 25 years as a police officer, he has worked on many traffic safety initiatives at the local and national levels. He has served as an accident reconstruction expert witness and was the first law enforcement officer in Kentucky to be trained as a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. He has conducted numerous training classes for child passenger safety technicians and was one of 50 national instructors for the Daimler Chrysler "Fit for a Kid" program. He was also certified by the American Automobile Association's Child Passenger Safety Technician Program to train other instructors. In 1997, he received the National Association of Police Organizations' "Top Cop" award.

Grayson's dedication to highway safety dates back to 1948 when he joined the Kentucky Highway Dept. as a Bridge Design Engineer. As Asst. Commissioner of Highways in 1960 and Asst. State Highway Engineer in 1967, Grayson served on the Appalachian Regional Commission and had direct responsibility for planning of the entire Appalachian development highway system. In 1974, he was named State Transportation Planning Engineer and in 1977 he became the first professional engineer to serve as Secretary of Transportation. During his term, construction of major highways in, including interstates, was dramatically accelerated making travel much safer for citizens of the state.

In 1978, Grayson was instrumental in the formation of Kentuckians for Better Transportation. From 1983-1995, he served as director of the Kentucky Transportation Center, working to bring state agencies together to focus on highway safety.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGE WINNERS

Division I (1-10 Sworn Officers)

1st Place: Vanceburg Police Department.
2nd Place: Harlan Police Department
3rd Place: Olive Hill Police Department.

Division II (11-25 Sworn Officers)

1st Place: Shively Police Department
2nd Place: Middlesboro Police Department
3rd Place: Shelby County Sheriff's Department

Division III (26-50 Sworn Officers)

1st Place: Bullitt County Sheriff's Office
2nd Place: Versailles Police Department
3rd Place: Frankfort Police Department

Division IV (51-150 Sworn Officers)

1st Place: Owensboro Police Dept.
2nd Place: Boone County Sheriff's Department
3rd Place: Bowling Green Police Department

Division V (over 150 Sworn Officers)

1st Place: Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement
2nd Place: Lexington Fayette Urban Co. Division of Police
3rd Place: N/A

Division VI (Kentucky State Police)

1st Place: Kentucky State Police, Post 11, London
2nd Place: Kentucky State Police, Post 9, Pikeville
3rd Place: Kentucky State Police, Post 4, Elizabethtown

GOVERNOR'S IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT DIVISIONAL WINNERS

Division I (1-10 Sworn Officers)

George Williams, Louisa Police Dept.

Division II (11-25 Sworn Officers)

Charles Portman, Shively Police Dept.

Division III (26-50 Sworn Officers)

Scott Svebakken, Murray Police Dept.

Division IV (51-150 Sworn Officers)

Ronnie Gross, Newport Police Dept.

Division V (More Than 150 Sworn Officers)

Travis Rogers, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement

Division VI (Kentucky State Police Posts)

Nicholas Metcalf, Kentucky State Police Post 11, London.

GOVERNOR'S IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT INDIVIDUAL WINNERS (alphabetically by agency)

1. Adair County Sheriff's Department, Tracy McCarol
2. Albany Police Department, Brad A. Cross
3. Alexandria Police Department, Mark Branham
4. Allen County Sheriff's Department, Chad Keen
5. Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bryan Taylor
6. Ashland Police Department, Timothy Renfroe
7. Auburn Police Department, Scott Harmon
8. Ballard County Sheriff, Kyle Seratt
9. Barbourville Police Department, Stephen D. Owens
10. Bardstown Police Department, Jeremy M. Martin
11. Beattyville Police Department, James C. Moore, Jr.
12. Bellevue Police Department, Jesse Brewer
13. Benton Police Department, William Treadway
14. Berea Police Department, Dale Tillery
15. Boone County Sheriff's Office, Chris Hall
16. Bowling Green Police Department, Josh Hughes
17. Boyle County Sheriff, Al Isaacs
18. Brandenburg Police Department, Leslie S. Singleton
19. Bullitt County Sheriff's Office, George Thurman
20. Calloway Co. Sheriff's Office, Brandon Gallimore
21. Calvert City Police Department, Robert West
22. Campbell County Police Department, David Halfhill
23. Campbellsville Police Department, Jermaine Kilgore
24. Carrollton Police Department, Rodney Hawkins
25. Casey County Sheriff Department, Chad G. Weddle
26. Central City Police Department, Chris Flener
27. Clay County Sheriff Department, Shane Jordan
28. Clinton County Sheriff Department, Stephen Martin
29. Cold Spring Police Department, Donna Brownbridge
30. Columbia Police Department, Gary Roy
31. Corbin Police Department, Brandon White
32. Crescent Springs Police Department, Ryan Strange
33. Cynthiana Police, David Osborne
34. Danville Police Department, Keith Addison
35. Dawson Springs Police Department, Eric D. Maddox
36. Earlington Police Department, Christopher Proctor
37. Eastern Kentucky University Police Department, James Scott Winter
38. Eastern Kentucky University Police Department, Nathan Johnson
39. Eddyville Police Department, Wiley Pinson, Jr.
40. Edgewood Police Department, Nathan Due
41. Edgewood Police Department, John Mairose
42. Edmonton Police Department, Jeremy D. Garmon
43. Elizabethtown Police Department, Matt Hodge
44. Eminence Police Department, David Stratton
45. Erlanger Police Department, Jeremiah Dowell
46. Falmouth Police Department, Aaron Arnsperger
47. Flemingsburg Police Department, Randy Sergent
48. Florence Police Department, Jason Reed
49. Fort Campbell Police Department, Michael Baker
50. Fort Campbell Police Department, Michael D. McCullum
51. Fort Knox Military Police, Robert Smith
52. Fort Mitchell Police Department, Marcus S. Best
53. Fort Thomas Police Department, Adam Brown
54. Fort Wright Police Department, Travis Brown
55. Frankfort Police Department, Travis Curtsinger
56. Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Alvin Cummins
57. Franklin Police Department, Michael Cornwell
58. Fulton Police Department, Ben Natividad, PFC
59. Georgetown Police Department, Randall Garrison
60. Glasgow Police Department, Jeffrey Wright
61. Grant County Sheriff's Office, Kevin Burke
62. Graves County Sheriff, C. D. Ramage
63. Grayson Co. Sheriff Department, Deputy Matt Darst
64. Grayson Police Department, Scott Crawford
65. Greensburg Police Department, Kenneth R. Thompson
66. Hardin County Sheriff's Office, Ronnie Crim
67. Harlan City Police Department, Danny E. Ball
68. Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Jayson Howard
69. Harrodsburg Police Department, Scott Elder
70. Hazard Police Department, Michael D. Napier
71. Henderson Police Department, Shannon Troutman
72. Highland Heights Police, Dave Fornash
73. Hillview Police Department, Thomas Van Natta
74. Hindman Police Department, David Gooslin
75. Hodgenville Police Department, Kevin Elmore
76. Hopkins County Sheriff's Department, Jamie Lampton
77. Hopkinsville Police Department, Timmy Leyenaar
78. Horse Cave Police Department, Alan Shirley
79. Hyden Police Department, Oscar J. Fragosa, Jr.
80. Independence Police Department, Scott Schultz
81. Indian Hills Police Department, Jeff McClellan
82. Irvine Police Department, Chris Cox
83. Jackson Police Department, Patrolman Brian Haddix
84. Jamestown Police Department, Lt. Tony King
85. Jeffersontown Police Department, William Dale Hutchison, Jr.
86. Jessamine County Sheriff, Sean Franklin
87. Johnson County Sheriff Department, Thomas Wyatt
88. Kenton County Police Department, Robert Fultz
89. Kenton County Sheriff's Office, Jeremy Adams
90. Kentucky State University Police, Bart Beck
91. Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement, Travis Rogers
92. KSP, Post 01, Mayfield, Harvey Baxter
93. KSP, Post 02, Madisonville, Daniel Morck
94. KSP, Post 03, Bowling Green, Jonathan McGehee
95. KSP, Post 04, Elizabethtown, Rodger Waters
96. KSP, Post 05, Campbellsburg, Jonathan Biven
97. KSP, Post 06, Dry Ridge, Delzie Kelly
98. KSP, Post 06, Dry Ridge, Dennis Mabry
99. KSP, Post 07, Richmond, Toby Coyle
100. KSP, Post 08, Morehead, Chris Hollon
101. KSP, Post 09, Pikeville, Steven Brad Hamilton
102. KSP, Post 10, Harlan, Jimmy Young, II
103. KSP, Post 11, London, Nicholas Metcalf
104. KSP, Post 12, Frankfort, Hunter Martin
105. KSP, Post 13, Hazard, Everett Earl Whitaker
106. KSP, Post 14, Ashland, Shane Goodall
107. KSP, Post 15, Columbia, Jeremy Johnson
108. KSP, Post 16, Henderson, Sean McKinney
109. LaGrange Police Department, Shannon Cunningham
110. Lakeside Park/Crestview Hills Police Authority, Brad Degenhardt
111. Lancaster Police Department, Joseph Allen Weston
112. Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, Mark Wheeler
113. Lawrenceburg Police Department, Robbie Armstrong
114. Lebanon Junction Police Department, Steven L. Hamilton
115. Lebanon Junction Police Department, Terry L. Grunden
116. Leitchfield Police Department, Brandon Cook
117. Leslie County Sheriff's Department, James M. Sizemore
118. Letcher County Sheriff's Department, Mike Franks
119. Lewisburg Police Department, Alan Alsup
120. Lexington Division of Police, Donald J. Williams
121. Liberty Police Department, Steven G. Gannett
122. Livingston County Sheriff's Department, Robert W. Johnson
123. Logan County Sheriff's Department, Clint Wright
124. Louisa Police Department, George Williams
125. Ludlow Police Department, William Giberson
126. Madison County Sheriff Department, Jerry C. Hudson
127. Madisonville Police Department, Leslie Gregory
128. Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Dan McLone
129. Mayfield Police Department, Mark Green
130. Menifee County Sheriff's Department, Bud Lyons
131. Middlesboro Police Department, William J. Holder
132. Millersburg Police Department, Jeffery A. Asbury
133. Morehead Police Department, Bradley Gillock
134. Morehead Police Department, Derrick Blevins
135. Morehead State University Police Department, Donald K. Hall
136. Morehead State University Police Department, Jarred S. Hunt
137. Mt. Vernon Police Department, Jeffrey Harness
138. Muldraugh Police Department, Chief Bill Wood
139. Murray Police Department, Scott Svebakken
140. Nelson County Sheriff's Department, Kevin Cox
141. New Castle Police, John Porter
142. Newport Police Department, Ronnie Gross
143. Nicholasville Police Department, Keith Brown
144. Northern Kentucky University Police, Kenneth Honchell
145. Oak Grove Police, David Tomlinson
146. Ohio County Sheriff's Department, Adam Wright
147. Oldham County Police Department, T.D. Moore
148. Oldham County Sheriff's Office, Philip Feigel
149. Olive Hill Police Department, Bruce Palmer
150. Owensboro Police Department, Michael Nichols
151. Paducah Police Department, Brian Laird
152. Paintsville Police Department, Jason Arms
153. Park Hills Police Department, Patrick Yarusso
154. Perry County Sheriff's Office, Danny Miller
155. Prestonsburg Police Department, George Tussey
156. Princeton Police Department, Eric J. Smith
157. Providence Police Department, Ron Hellard
158. Raceland Police Department, Christopher Castle
159. Radcliff Police Department, Branson McLeod
160. Ravenna Police Department, Mike Miller
161. Richmond Police Department, Stephen Parker
162. Russell County Sheriff's Department, Tim Pierce
163. Russell Police Department, Jeffrey S. Waskey
164. Russell Springs Police Department, Jeremie West
165. Russellville Police Department, Roger Lindsey
166. Scott County Sheriff's Office, Jeremy Day
167. Scottsville Police Department, Robert Jackson
168. Shelbyville Police Department, John Wilson
169. Shepherdsville Police, Thomas Schank
170. Shively Police Department, Charles Portman
171. Somerset Police Department, Larry Patterson
172. St. Matthews Police Department, Doug Curtis
173. Taylorsville Police, Gordon Miles
174. University of Kentucky Police, Laura Marco
175. Vanceburg Police Department, Mark Jordan
176. Versailles Police Department, Nathan Craig
177. Vine Grove Police Department, Vic Williams
178. Warren County Sheriff's Department, Joe Green
179. West Point Police Department, Vernon Curl, Jr.
180. Western Kentucky University Police Department, David Skinner
181. Wilder Police Department, Mike Murdock
182. Williamstown Police Department, Ronald L. Perkins
183. Wilmore Police Department, Jason Ray
184. Winchester Police Department, Steven Eric Campbell
185. Worthington Police Department, Jeffery L. Hambrick

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