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INDIANA STATE POLICE
INDIANAPOLIS DISTRICT
8620 E. 21st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219
www.in.gov/isp
FOR RELEASE: Upon Receipt
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CONTACT:
Sgt. John Perrine
Public Information Officer
317-416-3635
DATE: April 30, 2019
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Indianapolis, IN - The Indiana State Police held an awards ceremony Friday April 26th, 2019 at the Indiana Government Center. Superintendent Douglas Carter presented numerous awards to troopers and civilian employees from across the state. Four of those recipients are troopers from the Indianapolis District.
DUI Life Award - Trooper Cameron Bottema
Trooper Bottema received recognition for removing 184 impaired drivers off Indiana roadways in 2018. Bottema's superior expertise, knowledge, ability and work ethic were vital in keeping our communities safe with this critical enforcement effort. This led Trooper Bottema being the top DUI enforcer within the Indiana State Police and exemplifies the unsurpassed professionalism and integrity expected of an Indiana State Trooper.
This is the second year in a row Bottema received this award. In the past three years he has arrested a combined 531 impaired drivers.
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Commendation Award - Trooper Larry Miers & Sergeant Corey Berfield
On April 1, 2017 at 3:03 PM, several units responded to a serious personal injury crash on I-465 northbound at the 43.6 mile-marker. The crash scene involved two vehicles – one vehicle contained two people who were both unconscious.
Senior Trooper Corey Berfield arrive on scene and observed several citizens attempting to assist the two critically injured vehicle occupants. Berfield immediately went to his trunk and retrieved his issued automated external defibrillator (AED). It was determined that the female passenger was seriously injured and needed immediate CPR which required her to be removed from the vehicle.
Realizing that the passenger door was jammed shut as a result of the collision, Senior Trooper Berfield took control of the scene and had the driver carefully removed so they could retrieve the female passenger. Once outside the vehicle, Berfield placed his AED on the female and the AED advised against shock. Sergeant Berfield began chest compressions while Trooper Larry Miers began rescue breathing.
Both Sergeant Berfield and Trooper Miers continued CPR until Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the critically injured female to Methodist Hospital. Unfortunately, due to the injuries sustained in the crash the fourteen year old female succumbed to her injuries later that evening.
The Registered Nurse present at the scene and later at Methodist Hospital remarked that in over 40 years she has rarely witnessed and/or participated in more quality and professional CPR in all her work days and countless CPR efforts.
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Life Saving Award - Senior Trooper Scott Probasco
On December 26, 2018, at approximately 2:00 AM, Senior Trooper Scott Probasco was dispatched to a report of a person shot on I-465 northbound near the 21 mile-marker.
Upon arriving at the scene, Probasco located the driver of a crashed vehicle who was also suffering from a bullet wound to the leg. Probasco recognized the amount of blood and its bright red coloring as arterial bleeding and quickly acted, placing a tourniquet on the victim. SeniorTrooper Probasco remained with the victim providing first-aid until Emergency Medical Services arrived and was able to transport the victim to St. Vincent Hospital. Without this swift action the victim would have continued to lose blood and possibly his life.
Senior Trooper Probasco is to be commended for his extraordinary conduct in saving the life of a fellow human being.
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