Law Enforcement Support Newsletter February 2022

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MADD's February Law Enforcement Newsletter

Mission Moment

How Everything Changed in a Split Second

By: Jeff Kudlacik

As far back as I could remember, I wanted to be a doctor. I had always been fascinated with helping people and doing whatever I could to make someone’s life better than it was before. I wasn’t exactly sure which kind of doctor I wanted to be, but I did know that I wanted to own my own practice. So, I went to the University of Kansas and receive a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Pre-med. I graduated in the Spring of 2014 and decided to take a year to work a few jobs to try and get as much money as I could before going into med school. One of the jobs that I had was working as a waiter at a restaurant... Read More...

Jeff Kudlacik

Officer of the Month

Trooper First Class Lyle German

Maryland State Police

MADD National selects Trooper First Class Lyle German as our Officer of the Month for February 2022. Trooper German is with the Maryland State Police assigned to the Barrack N - Rockville.

Trooper First Class Lyle German remains committed to removing impaired drivers from Maryland’s roadways. In 2021, Trooper German removed over 45 impaired individuals from Maryland’s roads, accounting for approximately 17% of the total DUI arrests at the Rockville Barrack.

In December 2021, Trooper German accomplished a significant milestone in his 5-year career by making his 200th DUI arrest. His proficiency in identifying impaired drivers has led him to make an arrest on 1 out of every 20 traffic stops he makes. Trooper German was also earned a position on the Montgomery County Holiday... Read More...

Trooper First Class Lyle German

Guest Author

Kansas Highway Patrol Leads the way in Impaired Driving Prevention

Guest Authors: Technical Troopers Carson Nuss and Mark Crump

The Kansas Highway Patrol was officially organized in 1937 with the goal to reduce crashes through enforcement of traffic laws. The fleet of 4 motorcycles and 31 patrol cars were used by the first 45 Troopers. From the inception of those early days to today, the goals for the Kansas Highway Patrol have not changed. The Kansas Highway Patrol has grown to over 400 Troopers with a fleet program that ranks amongst the best in the nation. Through the years of growth, the Patrol has stayed true to its roots and continues to find ways to reduce crashes and save lives on our roadways.

Technical Trooper Carson Nuss

Understanding what was causing most fatal crashes, the Patrol took aggressive and monumental steps to stop the illegal and dangerous act of driving under the influence by realizing that a specialized unit would be needed to not only combat the DUI problem, but also train all law enforcement across the State how to recognize the impaired driver. With the advancement of testing drivers with breath devices, this specialized unit gained its name – The Breath Alcohol Unit. As training continued and advancements in Drug Recognition Experts (DRE’s) became a larger role, the unit became the Drug and Alcohol Evaluation Unit.