traffic safety lt.garry scott vermont state police traffic safety unit
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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. 3TRANSCRIPT
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Traffic SafetyLt.Garry ScottVermont State Police
Traffic Safety Unit
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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 StatementThe 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.
1400 bags of heroin on I91 Fatal DUI crash Orange, VT
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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
• 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
• CNS DEPRESSANTS• CNS STIMULANTS• HALLUCINOGENS• DISSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS• NARCOTIC ANALGESICS• INHALANTS• CANNABIS
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12 Step Process• 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• Toxicology
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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 ScottVermont State Police
Traffic Operations UnitCrash Reconstruction Team
2777 St. George RdWilliston, VT 05495(802) 872-4056 (w)(802) 238-3042 ©
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