December 2017 Newsletter

LEL BOLO December 2017Flor-

Florida Law Enforcement Liaison News

2018 Annual Florida Law Enforcement
Awards Ceremony

In This Issue
 FLETSC Awards Cere-

mony

 New LEL Tom Arsenault

 Florida sets all time high
for safety belt usage

 Holiday Season Impaired
Driving campaigns

 YTD Fatality Report

 FDOT Grant Funded
Training

2017 Annual Florida Law Enforcement Awards Winners

Category 1 Category 4 Category 7 Champions Class
1. Lawtey Police Department 1. Coral Gables Police Depart- 1. Coral Springs Police Depart-
2. St. Augustine Beach Police ment ment
Department 2. Palm Beach Gardens Police 2. FHP Troop D
3. Starke Police Department Department 3. Florida State University Police
3. Sumter County Sheriff's Office Department
Category 2
1. Dade City Police Department Category 5 Category 8 FHP
2. Bradford County Sheriff's Of- 1. Alachua County Sheriff's Office 1. FHP Troop A
fice 2. Clay County Sheriff's Office 2. FHP Troop F
3. Crestview Police Department 3. Hernando County Sheriff's Of- 3. FHP Troop K
fice
Category 3 University Police Department
1. Winter Park Police Department Category 6 1. University of South Florida Po-
2. Pinellas Park Police Depart- 1. Tampa Police Department lice Department
ment 2. Broward County Sheriff's Office 2. University of Central Florida
3. Ormond Beach Police Depart- 3. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Police Department
ment
3. Florida Gulf Coast University

Police Department

Florida Safety Belt Usage Rate At An All Time High

October 17, 2017 FDOT Media Release:

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Florida Department of Trans-
portation (FDOT) announced that Florida’s statewide
safety belt usage rate has reached an all-time record of
90.2 percent. FDOT released the June 2017 Safety Belt
Use in Florida report which affirms that FDOT and its
traffic safety partners are providing effective occupant
protection programs. Florida’s educational efforts, Click
It or Ticket campaigns and high visibility law enforce-
ment have helped to increase Florida’s safety belt usage
rates. The previous record for Florida safety belt compli-
ance was 89.6 percent (June 2016 Safety Belt Use in Flor-
ida report).

Governor Rick Scott said, “I’m proud of the work FDOT
does each day for our state. The increase in the usage
of safety belts highlights the success of FDOT’s efforts
to keep our roads safe for Floridians and our visitors.”

FDOT Secretary Mike Dew said, “Safety is the number
one priority at the Florida Department of Transporta-
tion. We recognize the integral role safety belts play in
protecting drivers and passengers in a crash. Every day
lives are saved and people avoid serious injury in Flori-
da thanks to increased safety belt usage.”

Holiday Season - Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over December 13 - 31, 2017

Drive Sober or The holidays are known for being merry and bright,
Get Pulled Over but they’re also known for being the deadliest season
when it comes to drunk driving. Every holiday sea-
“They Will See son, lives are lost due to drunk drivers.
You Before You
During these Holiday periods Local law enforcement
will be directing additional efforts toward impaired
driving through education, enforcement, and satura-
tion patrols, as well as check points all over Florida.

The Holiday Season High Visibility Enforcement Im-
paired Driving Campaign begins December 13th and
runs through December 31st. This HVE campaign is
one of three reportable Statewide enforcement oper-
ations. Reports for this campaign are due by January
30th at www.floridalel.org

For more information or media marketing materials
please visit: www.Trafficsafetymarketing.gov

Florida Traffic Fatalities

Traffic fatalities in Florida have been on the
rise since 2013. 2017 brings for the first time
in four years a downward trend in traffic fatal-
ities. As of November 12, 2017 there were
336 less lives lost on Florida’s roadways when
compared with the same period as last year.
Our goal is to “Drive Down Fatalities” to zero.
When looking at incapacitating injuries during
the same time period, Florida also showed
2064 less people injured.

Data Collected from Florida’s Integrated Report Exchange System at

https://firesportal.com/Pages/Public/Home.aspx

FDOT Grant Funded Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Training

A limited number of tuition free grants are available through the Florida Department of Transportation for Florida law
enforcement officers to attend the courses below. Visit: IPTM Tuition Free Training and/or Florida Public Safety Insti-
tute to register. .

The courses listed below are scheduled through March
of 2018. For additional information or to confirm
course, please consult IPTM or FPSI website.

Course Location Dates

Advanced Roadside Impaired Lake Mary 1/18/2018 1/19/2018 IPTM
Driving Enforcement
DWI Detection and SFST Jacksonville 1/22/2018 1/22/2018 IPTM
Instructor Update
Investigation of Motorcycle Crashes Daytona Beach, 1/22/2018 1/26/2018 IPTM
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) School Jacksonville, 1/29/2018 2/8/2018 IPTM
Ped/Bike Crash Investigation - Level I Miami 2/5/2018 2/9/2018 IPTM
Human Factors in Traffic Jacksonville, 2/12/2018 2/16/2018 IPTM
Crash Reconstruction
DWI Detection and SFST Refresher Jacksonville 2/14/2018 2/14/2018 IPTM
DWI Detection and SFST Refresher Daytona Beach 2/15/2018 2/15/2018 IPTM
DRE Recertification Training Miami 2/16/2018 2/16/2018 IPTM
Investigation of Motorcycle Crashes Jacksonville 2/19/2018 2/23/2018 IPTM
ARIDE Miami 2/22/2018 2/23/2018 IPTM
ARIDE Jacksonville, 3/1/2018 3/2/2018 IPTM
ARIDE Tampa, 3/1/2018 3/2/2018 IPTM
Ped/Bike Crash Investigation - Level I Altamonte Springs 3/5/2018 3/9/2018 IPTM

FDOT Grant Funded Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Training

Event Data Recorder Use in Jacksonville 3/12/2018 3/16/2018 IPTM

Traffic Crash Reconstruction - Level I

DWI Detection and SFST Refresher Miami 3/12/2018 3/12/2018 IPTM
3/15/2018 3/15/2018 IPTM
Marijuana Impaired Driving Largo

Detection for Law Enforcement

DWI Detection and SFST Instructor Update Jacksonville, 3/19/2018 3/19/2018 IPTM
3/29/2018 3/30/2018 IPTM
ARIDE Davie,

Speed Measurement Radar and Laser Lake Worth 1/8/2018 1/12/2018 FPSI
SFST Winter Park 1/10/2018 1/12/2018 FPSI
Crime Scene Mapping with Speed Lasers Havana 1/29/2018 2/2/2018 FPSI
SFST Orange Park 2/5/2018 2/7/2018 FPSI
DUI Instructor Havana 2/12/2018 2/16/2018 FPSI