State and local law enforcement officers from across Kentucky were honored this week for their efforts to protect motorists from impaired drivers.
The Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards were presented at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington. Hosted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety, more than 170 officers representing more than 150 law enforcement agencies were recognized.
The KYTC says awards were presented to officers with the most impaired-driving arrests in each agency and in each division from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
Area officers that were recognized include:
-Brian Abell from the Bardstown Police Department
-Tyler Mitcham from the Brandenburg Police Department
-Aaron Duncan from the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office
-Ethan Jones from the Elizabethtown Police Department
-Terry Riley from the Hodgenville Police Department
-Cameron Right from Kentucky State Police Post Four
-Jamie Ferrie from the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office
-Tycondi Whitaker from the Leitchfield Police Department
-Ryan Boyd from the Radcliff Police Department.
The Office of Highway Safety says last year in Kentucky there were more than 4,100 crashes involving an impaired driver, resulting in 1,990 injuries and 189 deaths.
