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City of St. Helens PO Box 278 St. Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503-397-6272 Fax: 503-397-4016 |
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Chrystal King Communications Officer Phone: 503-366-8215 Fax: 503-397-4016 Email: cking@sthelensoregon.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ST. HELENS OFFICER BECOMES CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR IN IMPAIRED DRIVING DETECTION AND SFST
ST. HELENS, OR – On December 5, 2021, St. Helens Officer McKenzie McClure successfully completed a DWI (Driving While Impaired) Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor Development Course to become a certified instructor for the St. Helens Police Department.
Officer McClure is the first St. Helens female officer to complete the training and become a certified instructor. She will now teach other St. Helens officers in required DWI detection and proper SFST training and recertification. Officer McClure is also required to keep informed of current case law and investigative trends so that she can act as a knowledgeable resource for other officers.
To become a certified instructor, Officer McClure had to attend a 32-hour course recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Officer McClure is a patrol officer with the St. Helens Police Department. She was hired as a lateral officer in July 2021.
“We invest in the safety of our community when we invest in officer training,” said St. Helens Police Chief Brian Greenway. “Our goal is to prevent accidents and crimes from happening before they occur. Every impaired driver that we remove from the road represents potential lives saved. Officer McClure’s certification means that your St. Helens police officers can continue to provide top-level safety services for the community.”
Impaired driving is a serious issue in the United States, and law enforcement officers receive regular training in order to spot impaired drivers and help save lives. According to the NHSTA, every day approximately 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes. There were 10,142 deaths from drunk-driving crashes in 2019 (newest released numbers), and 56% of drivers involved in serious injury and fatal crashes tested positive for at least one drug. ###
For further information regarding this press release, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL: cking@sthelensoregon.gov Crystal King Communications Officer City of St Helens 265 Strand St St Helens, OR 97051 503.366.8215 phn 503.397.4016 fax
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