Transcript Lt. Garry Scott`s presentation on Vermont State Police/Traffic Safety.

Traffic Safety
Lt.Garry Scott
Vermont State Police
Traffic Safety Unit
Vermont State Police
• 327 Sworn members.
• 90 emergency dispatchers.
• Primary law enforcement for over 200 towns
in Vermont.
• Cover 90% of the land mass.
• Cover over 50% of the population.
• Cover 90% of all 911 calls.
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Divisions
• Field Force – 12 field stations and traffic
safety unit.
• Criminal Division – Investigated major
crimes.
• Support Services – Recruitment, training,
technology, public information and internal
affairs.
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Vermont State Police is to
individually and collectively serve and protect by
providing the highest quality of professional law
enforcement services.
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Objective of Traffic Safety
• Traffic Safety remains a core mission of the Vermont
State Police. Through aggressive, high visibility
enforcement, education and public awareness.
Fatal DUI crash Orange, VT
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1400 bags of heroin on I91
Traffic Safety
• There are three teams within the traffic safety
unit - North, Central and South.
• The unit serves as the liaison with other traffic
safety programs.
• GHSP, DMV, AOT, Dept. of Health, Fletcher
Allen and the VHSA.
• Responsible for collecting and analyzing crash
data.
• Oversee the various highway safety grants.
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Traffic Education
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Drivers education classes.
Private companies.
High schools.
Public events.
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Operation CARE
• Combined Accident Reduction Effort
• All 50 states participate
• Holiday weekends
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Drug Recognition Program
• DRE’s
• Trooper’s specially trained in the detection of
drivers under the influence of drugs other than
alcohol.
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Training
• Experienced officers with a proven expertise in
DWI detection and Standardized Field Sobriety
Testing.
• The officer attends an intense 80 hour drug
recognition course.
• The officer completes twelve evaluations
involving at least three of the seven drug
categories.
• The officer must pass a comprehensive
examination.
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Drug Categories
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CNS DEPRESSANTS
CNS STIMULANTS
HALLUCINOGENS
DISSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS
NARCOTIC ANALGESICS
INHALANTS
CANNABIS
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12 Step Process
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Rule out alcohol impairment. Breath test.
Interview arresting officer.
Preliminary examination/take pulse 3x
Eye examination
Divided attention (Romberg, walk & turn, one
leg stand, finger to nose.)
Vital signs (BP, Body temp)
Dark room exam
Muscle tone
Injection sites
Statements, observations
Opinion
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Toxicology
Crash Reconstruction
• 14 members on the team.
• Members have more than 280 hours of
classroom training.
• Respond to more than 50 serious injury/fatal
crashes each year.
• Support local and county police.
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Equipment
• Total Station
• Diagramming software
 Diagrams
 Crash Math Calculations
 Animation – 2D and 3D
• Accelerometer
 Acceleration and Deceleration Factors
• Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
 Hardware and Software
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What are we working on?
• Older driver/diminished cognitive ability
assessment/training program for Law
Enforcement.(VSP, DMV & VPA)
• Expected 85% increase in people over the age
of 65 by 2030.
• DMV’s re-examination process.
• Continued partnership with Vtrans for road
safety.
• Legislative updates.(Drugged driving,
seatbelts, distracted/aggresive driving)
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Questions
Lieutenant Garry Scott
Vermont State Police
Traffic Operations Unit
Crash Reconstruction Team
2777 St. George Rd
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 872-4056 (w)
(802) 238-3042 ©
[email protected]
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