Dara Reeves Applause
Officer Dara Reeves, a Uniontown native with the Atlanta Police Department, recently completed a D.U.I. Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
Training includes observation techniques involved in recognizing when a driver maybe operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. Patterns of driver behavior and more common driving errors committed by drivers under the influence of intoxicants are identified.
Students are taught safe methods of stopping and approaching a suspect driver and observations to determine if a driver is under the influence. Practical exercises are conducted day and night, and used to emphasize the importance of a proper response.
Field sobriety tests taught meet standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Program funding is provided by the state of Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.