Increase data, training, and resources for prosecutors and officers in the area of drugged driving.
Strategy
Countermeasures
Countermeasures for strategy 5 were identified in the following categories.
Training—DUI detection
Develop training for prosecutors and regular patrol officers on detecting and prosecuting drugged drivers.
Training—court evidence
Develop joint training for prosecutors and laboratory personnel (forensic toxicologists) to assist in presenting scientific evidence of drug impairment in court.
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition Evaluator training, and roadside drug testing
*Continue and increase Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training, and Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) training. Continue to monitor the development of roadside drug testing instruments, and as appropriate, investigate deploying them into the field as an additional tool to detect impaired driving.
* Action PlanResources—DUI identification
*Identify methodologies and resources for improving the identification of drugged driving as a contributing factor in impaired-driving crashes.
* Action PlanLab resources
Secure additional resources for laboratories.
Roadside testing
Continue to monitor the development of roadside drug testing instruments, and as appropriate, investigate deploying them in the field as an additional tool to detect impaired driving.