TrafficWise - April 1, 2019

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April 1, 2019

FATAL CRASHES 2019 YEAR TO DATE MAP can be found here.

FATAL COMPARISON MAP can be found here.

Link to Traffic Safety Materials order form can be found by clicking here.

Note: Seat Belt Usage

The 2018 Seat Belt Usage Rate in Ohio is 84.92%.

Every person we can get to buckle up reduces the chance of death or serious injury in a crash.

NEW SUPERINTENDENT NAMED TO THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Fambro was ceremonially promoted to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s highest rank on March 18 by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath. Colonel Fambro will serve as the 19th Superintendent of the Patrol, making history as he becomes the first African American to hold this position. He succeeds former Superintendent, Colonel Paul A. Pride, who led the Patrol since August 2013.

Colonel Richard S. Fambro, a 29-year veteran, joined the Patrol in August 1989 as a cadet dispatcher assigned to the Lancaster Post. He became a member of the 119th Academy Class in January 1990. He received his commission in June of that year and was assigned to the Dayton Post. In 1994, he was selected as Post Trooper of the Year. In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and transferred to the Springfield Post to serve as an assistant post commander. In 2000, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and transferred to the Lancaster Post to serve as post commander. In 2003, he was selected to serve as the Patrol’s spokesperson in the Public Affairs Unit.

In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of staff lieutenant and transferred to the Office of Logistics and Security Services. As a staff lieutenant, he also served at the Columbus District Headquarters as an assistant district commander. In 2010, he was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred to the Office of Investigative Services. As a captain, he also served in the Office of Special Operations and in the Office of Criminal Investigations. In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of major and transferred to the Office of Planning and Finance. As a major, he also served in the Office of Personnel. In 2018, he was promoted to the second-highest rank of lieutenant colonel and served as an assistant superintendent.

Colonel Fambro completed advance leadership training at Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and attended the U.S. Army War College. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University in 2004, and he will complete his studies to obtain a Master of Science in Management degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in May of 2019.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is an internationally accredited agency whose mission is to protect life and property, promote traffic safety and provide professional public safety services with respect, compassion, and unbiased professionalism.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April 9-15, 2019 / National Enforcement Mobilization

U Drive - U Text - U Pay is a campaign centered on aiding law enforcement officers in their efforts to keep distracted drivers off the road. Distracted driving is a first offense in many states and continues to gain recognition across the nation as a deadly problem.

This campaign is targeted to men and women 18 to 34 years old with a skew toward women.

Use these law enforcement campaign materials to raise awareness in your community about the consequences of texting while driving. These enforcement materials do not focus on social norming - for those materials, please refer to:

One Text Or Call Could Wreck It All campaign (social norming)
General/Evergreen Resources

For more information, facts, and toolkits, please visit www.Distraction.gov

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

National Ride to Work Day - June 17, 2019

Motorcycle crashes involving another motor vehicle continue to account for nearly half of all motorcyclist fatalities in the United States. Motorcyclists are inherently at more risk than motor vehicles because they lack many of the same safety features of automobiles.

From a statistical perspective, motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to die in a crash than other motorists. NHTSA has a vested interest in addressing the types of motorist behaviors that pose a risk to motorcyclists. In years past, and enshrined in statutory language, these efforts have been bundled under the moniker of “Share The Road.”

For more information on the “Share The Road” campaigns click here.

TECHNOLOGY TAKES THE WHEEL - SEMINARS ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

The University of Toledo - College of Engineering and AAA are co-sponsoring a free educational series, exploring autonomous vehicles and their societal impacts. This series will address how autonomous vehicles will impact the engineering world, as well as the world at-large.

Next session is on Wednesday, April 17 at Nitschke Auditorium on UT's Main Campus. This session is titled "Auto Manufacturers - On the Forefront of the Autonomous Vehicle Revolution.

To view the flier, click here.

ROLLING STONED: A CRASH COURSE IN DUID

A FREE 14 HOUR CLE TRAINING

WHEN: April 10-12, 2019

WHERE: Huntington Police Dept., 675 10^th St., Huntington, West Virginia, 25704

WHO: Prosecutors and Drug Recognition Experts

HOW: This course is being hosted by the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors and the Drug Evaluation and Classification program. Funding is provided in part or solely by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The course, CLE credits, mileage and lodging will be covered for participants.

REGISTRATION: Email Robert Wakefield at rwake@dps.ohio.gov by April 1, 2019. PLEASE DO NOT DELAY…. WE ANTICIPATE A GOOD RESPONSE. SPACE IS LIMITED TO 50. This course is free for prosecutors and law enforcement and has been approved by the Supreme Courts of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia Commissions on Continuing Legal Education for 14.00 total CLE hours instruction (12.5 General and 1.5 Ethics/ Professionalism). Please contact Holly Reese, Ohio Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor at hreesetsrp@ gmail.com or (330) 904-8971 with any questions

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Rolling Stoned: A Crash Course In Driving Under the Influence of Drugs is a course designed to provide prosecutors and law enforcement officers with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully investigate and prosecute drug impaired driving cases. The course is designed to encourage a team building approach between prosecutors and officers to aid in the detection, apprehension, and prosecution of drug impaired drivers. Attendees will participate in interactive sessions taught by a multidisciplinary faculty. Topics will include: signs & symptoms of drug impairment including identifying causes and prevention of addiction, drug impairment detection, and treatment alternatives, the Drug Recognition Expert (D.R.E.) process, the role of the toxicologist, effectively litigating and presenting a DUID case at trial, qualifying the DRE as an expert in court, responding to common defense challenges in DUID cases, and an hour and a half of ethics/ professionalism covering prosecutorial and law enforcement duties in discovery, trial presentation, jury selection, and sentencing recommendations. Attendees will participate in a mock trial exercise providing them with hands-on experience with DRE testimony presentation.

To view the course flyer and agenda, click here.

MADD DEATH NOTIFICATION TRAINING - DELIVERING THE NEWS WITH COMPASSION

MADD is offering several "Death Notification Training" opportunities in Ohio.

April 30 - OSHP Academy, Columbus
May 1 - Richfield Fire Dept., Richfield
May 8 - Centerville Police Dept., Centerville
May 9 - Maumee Police Dept., Maumee
May 21 - Columbus Police Academy, Columbus
May 30 - Blue Ash Recreation Center, Cincinnati

To view the flier, click here.

THE OHIO TRAFFIC SAFETY OFFICE

PRESENTS:

PROSECUTING THE DRUGGED DRIVER

A FREE 6.0 HOUR CLE TRAINING

WHEN: April 26, 2019 (8:45 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)

WHERE: Owens Community College, Center for Emergency Preparedness, 30150 Tracy Road, Walbridge, Ohio 43465

WHO: Municipal and County Prosecutors and Law Enforcement

HOW: This course is being hosted by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office/ Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor/ Ohio Drug Evaluation and Classification program, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Funding is provided in part or solely by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

REGISTRATION for Walbridge: Email cep@owens.edu by April 5, 2019.

PLEASE DO NOT DELAY…. WE ANTICIPATE A GOOD RESPONSE. SPACE IS LIMITED TO 50. This course is free for prosecutors and law enforcement and has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.00 total CLE hours (4.5 general and 1.5 substance abuse). Please contact Holly Reese, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor at hreesetsrp@ gmail.com or (330) 904-8971 with any questions.

To view the course flier and agenda for Walbridge, click here.

To view the flyer and agenda for Crash to Courts, click here.

MASTERING MASKING - LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PLEA NEGOTIATIONS INVOLVING COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES

https://www.ernstlawgroup.com/blog/semi-tractor-trailer-vehicle-crash-highway-166/SAVE THE DATE!

JUNE 4-6, 2019

HYATT REGENCY CLEVELAND AT THE ARCADE

Cleveland, Ohio

Presented by the National Traffic Law Center

By attending this course Participants will be able to:

Understand the Federal definition of "Masking," "Conviction" and "Disqualification" pursuant to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Learn about the ethical consequences of Masking
Explore various techniques and skills to educate other professionals on Masking

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, PLEASE CONTACT:

Joanne Thomka, NTLC Director

jthomka@ndaajustice.org

Romana Lavalas, Senior Attorney, NTLC

rlavalas@ndaajustice.org

Jeanine Howard, Staff Attorney, NTLC

jhoward@ndaajustice.org

Space is limited. Attendees must register. Participants who live or work more than 50 miles away from the training site are eligible for travel reimbursement pursuant to GSA guidelines.

The National Traffic Law Center is pleased to offer this course designed to provide prosecutors and other traffic safety professionals with the materials and techniques necessary to train other prosecutors and traffic safety professionals in their respective jurisdictions on the fundamentals of *Masking.

Photo courtesy of https://www.ernstlawgroup.com/blog/semi-tractor-trailer-vehicle-crash-highway-166/

Legal and Ethical Consequences of Plea Negotiations Involving Commercial Driver’s Licenses

To view this flier, click here.

Drug Recognition Expert Program

The DRE Program is a traffic safety program that focuses on the detection, apprehension and adjudication of drug-impaired drivers.

A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) is a law enforcement officer highly trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol.

For more information, upcoming training dates and how to apply for this free training, please view the DRE Application, School Information and upcoming classes by clicking here.

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)

ARIDE Classes are being offered free of charge through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) provides officers with general knowledge related to drug impaired driving and to promote the use of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE). Law enforcement officers will learn to observe, identify and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both, in order to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes.

For upcoming classes and how to register click here.

LICKING CO. SAFE COMMUNITIES MAKES THE MOST OUT OF PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL OHIO RADIO STATION

Submitted by Jonathan Kraus - Licking Co. Safe Communities Coordinator

When it comes to spreading traffic safety messages in the community, a huge success for Licking County Health Department’s (LCHD) Safe Communities Coalition has been creating positive relationships with the local media. LCHD has a Public Information Officer (PIO) on staff who works directly with the coalition to inform the public of the various traffic safety messages. An important part of the PIO’s duties is to maintain these positive relationships with the local media. In doing so, messages are disseminated widely through the newspaper, radio, billboards, magazine supplements, movie theater, and social media.

This past St. Patrick’s Day is an example of the power of creating positive relationships. For the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement blitz season, LCHD’s Safe Communities Coalition published a press release about the dangers of impaired driving on St. Patrick’s Day. These releases are sent out to an email list of over 2,000 subscribers, with around 75 of those subscribers being media representatives. Local radio station, KOOL 101.7, received this press release and decided to read a portion of it on air. KOOL 101.7 can be heard all over Central Ohio and they read the messages without the coalition even asking! These types of actions are huge for our coalition, allowing traffic safety messaging to be heard by a dramatically larger population than if we were just spreading it ourselves. This has not just been a one-time thing and would not have been possible if KOOL 101.7 and LCHD Safe Communities did not have a preceding relationship.

The PIO ensures that she checks in with local media representatives often and thanks them for promoting LCHD when these types of messages are unpaid. This is an important step in continuing a mutually beneficial relationship. As many know, coalitions cannot succeed in spreading traffic safety messaging without partners. We would like to thank KOOL 101.7 for supporting the goals of the LCHD Safe Communities Coalition and being more than willing to spread traffic safety messages! Radio messaging has been a major success for our program.

TRAFFIC SAFETY MATERIALS

OTSO offers materials for numerous traffic safety campaigns, including impaired driving, restraint usage, distracted driving, and motorcycles. Utilizing the numerous materials found here can make an impact that will reach beyond your community. By raising public awareness YOU can help save lives. The order form can be found by clicking here.