TRAFFIC SAFETY RESOURCE

PROSECUTOR’S MANUAL

nat i onal h i g h way tra f f i c sa f et y a d m i n i strat i on
The National Traffic Law Center is a program of the National 

District Attorneys Association. This document was prepared 

under Cooperative Agreement Number DTNH22-98-H-05881 

from the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration. Points of view or opinions in this 

document are those of the authors and do not necessarily 

represent the official position or policies of the Department of 

Transportation or the National District Attorneys Association. 
Acknowledgments 

This guide is the result of a collaborative effort on the part of the following: The National 

Association of Prosecutor Coordinators, Tom Robertson, President and member of the 

Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council; the Nation’s Traffic Safety 

Resource Prosecutors; Marcia Cunningham, Director, National District Attorneys 

Association’s National Traffic Law Center; and Joanne Michaels, Senior Attorney, 

National District Attorneys Association’s National Traffic Law Center. 
Table of Contents 

What Does It Mean To Be A TSRP? Page 1 

Getting Started Page 2 

Networking Page 4 

Technical Support Page 5 

Training Page 6 

Appendix A - Sample Introductory Package 

 Initial Contact Letter Page 9 

 Prosecutor Survey Page 10 

 Law Enforcement Survey Page 11 

 Letters of Support Page 12 

Appendix B – Helpful Resources 

 Web sites Page 19 

Appendix C – Training Information 

 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Courses Page 21 

 Course Order Form Page 22 

Appendix D – Traffic Safety Resources Prosecutors and 

National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators 

 

 Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors Contacts Page 25 

 National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators Contacts Page 29 
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Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor’s Manual

What Does It Mean To Be a TSRP? 

TSRPs facilitate a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to the prosecution of impaired driving and other 

traffic crimes. 

 A Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) is generally a current or former prosecutor who provides 

training, education and technical support to traffic crimes prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout 

their state. Traffic crimes and safety issues include but are not limited to: alcohol and/or drug impaired driving, 

vehicular homicide, occupant restraint and other highway safety issues. Each TSRP must assess the needs and 

demands unique to his or her own state and work in conjunction with many agencies to meet these needs. The 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories 

(including forensic toxicologists), medical examiners, local media, governor’s highway safety offices, 

and victim advocate groups should all be utilized to facilitate services to all prosecutors and law enforcement. 

Qualifications: 

 Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or the 

Supreme Court of the State. 

 Member in good standing of the State Bar. 

 Extensive experience in the prosecution of impaired driving cases. 

 Knowledge or willingness to learn about the NHTSA/International Association of Chiefs of Police 

(IACP) Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and if applicable in the State, the Drug Evaluation 

and Classification (DEC) Program. 

 Knowledge or willingness to learn about sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrol operations.
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Getting Started 

In your first days and weeks on the job, you’ll need to obtain and update background information about state and 

national traffic statistics – information which can be used by many different agencies for many different purposes. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the primary source for Federal statistics and 

assistance in coordinating the traffic safety Regional Action Plan. See their Web site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. You 

should also learn about your State’s Highway Safety Plan through your State Highway Safety Office. 

For State information, you will need to contact the following State offices or their equivalent: 

 Department of Transportation 

 Highway Safety Office 

 Department of Criminal Justice Statistics 

 State Police/Highway Patrol Headquarters 

 State Sheriff’s Association 

 State Association of Chiefs of Police 

You will want to gather data on the following: 

 DWI arrests 

 Drugged Driver arrests 

 Underage Drinker arrests 

 Alcohol-related fatalities 

 Automobile crashes – fatalities; injuries; high speed; age of driver 

 Motorcycle crashes – fatalities; injuries; high speed; age of driver 

Assess the available and needed training in your jurisdiction. Identify and promote existing training, publications 

and training materials. A big part of your job will be letting prosecutors know what is available, and letting other 

traffic safety partners know what you and other prosecutors can provide. Craft your training and publication 

efforts to fill any gaps in existing assets. Ask yourself—Are there 1) professions and groups, 2) geographic areas, 

3) topics, 4) types of jurisdictions, 5) levels of experience, or 6) important issues that are underserved? Prioritize 

your projects according to the gaps you discover. 

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Familiarize yourself with your laws, definitions and jurisdiction-specific practices regarding impaired driving, 

drugged driving, homicide statutes as they pertain to impaired driving, and whether murder statutes might be 

applicable in some cases. 

If you are not already, become very conversant in blood/breath testing rules and regulations in your State. You 

will need to know which breath test instruments are used by each law enforcement agency in your State and how 

they work. Request demonstrations of the instruments in use. Determine which agency or agencies maintain the 

calibration records of the instruments. What are requirements for each instrument regarding calibration and 

maintenance? 

Familiarize yourself with your State’s laws regarding sobriety checkpoints, if allowed, and DWI saturation 

patrols. Encourage law enforcement agencies to notify you of upcoming events to ensure their legality and proper 

coordination. 

Know your State’pursuit laws to assist law enforcement agencies in establishing proper pursuit protocols. 
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It is strongly recommended that you attend a Train the Trainer course. This course, typically two days, is 

designed to familiarize you with the concepts of adult learning and how to effectively conduct subject matter 

trainings. Several State prosecutor organizations across the country offer this training on an annual basis. Contact 

the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (see appendix) or another TSRP (see appendix for list of all 

TSRPs nationwide) to learn about availability. Costs to attend may be covered by your grant. If not, your 

Highway Safety Office might be able to assist. 

If possible, shadow a fellow TSRP for several days. If you cannot do it physically, at a minimum contact a TSRP 

in a nearby State and introduce yourself. Join the TSRP online group by e-mailing them at 

TSRP_Forum@yahoogroups.com, which features discussions and dissemination of information amongst TSRPs 

across the country. It is an invaluable source of assistance and information. Another forum you might find helpful 

is the national Impaired Driving Forum accessed by prosecutors, law enforcement, and prosecution and defense 

experts. To join, e-mail Steve Talpins at sktalpins@aol.com. 

Learn the sources of your current funding, the names and contact information for each grant manager, and the 

activities covered by the grant(s). 

Others things to know about your State: 

 Determine if your State recognizes Drug Recognition Experts/Evaluator. If yes, contact the State 

coordinator and introduce yourself. 

 Determine which police agencies in your State have specifically designated Collision Reconstruction 

Units. Contact them to learn more about what they do. 

 Determine if your State has specifically designated DWI and/or Drug Courts. If yes, arrange to sit in on a 

session or two. 

Locate (and visit!) the State toxicology lab: 

 Obtain a list of the staff, if available. 

 Determine if more than one lab is used by agencies within your State. 

 Ascertain what each lab can and cannot test for. 

 Know their cutoff levels. 

Contact victim advocate groups—determine their relationship with local prosecutors and local law enforcement, 

and what you can do to strengthen it, if needed. For additional assistance, see Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 

Web site at www.madd.org. 

Develop a system for tracking all technical assistance requests from prosecutors and law enforcement, etc. (name 

and profession of caller, date/time received, request and type of assistance provided). Other TSRPs can assist you 

with this, if needed. 

Develop Public Service Announcements and participate in special police enforcement details—contact local 

media outlets (TV, radio, newspaper) and develop working relationships. 

For additional resources, review the National Traffic Law Center’s (NTLC) Web site at www.ndaaapri.org/apri/programs/traffic/ntlc_home.html. 
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Networking 

Send an initial contact letter to all prosecutors’ offices and law enforcement agencies to introduce yourself (see 

appendix). Include a needs survey to learn about the agency and the jurisdiction, what they are currently doing, 

and what they would like to do (see appendix). Advise these other agencies which organizations support TSRPs 

(e.g., Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators). See the appendix for 

sample letters, needs surveys, etc. 

Follow up with meetings or phone calls, individually or with prosecutor and law enforcement together: 

 Explore their needs; 

 Identify the services you can provide; 

 Find out what they are already doing – don’t reinvent the wheel; and 

 Offer to meet regularly. 

 

Network with other TSRPs and the NHTSA Prosecutor Fellow. They can: 

 Determine what is working; 

 Identify problems and pitfalls, with possible solutions; 

 Identify new issues emerging locally and nationally and assist in 

 developing strategies to address these concerns; 

 Provide guidance in drafting new legislation; 

 Assist in the development of designated DWI prosecutors if they are not already utilized in your State; 

and 

 Provide detailed steps in determining which trainings to hold in your State and how to organize and 

conduct these trainings. 

Attend events sponsored by your State prosecutor organizations, law enforcement organizations, and the highway 

safety office to make yourself known to key players in the traffic safety community. Initially, it is crucial to 

simply get your name out there. 

Make presentations to agencies or organizations interested in traffic safety issues: 

 Fire departments 

 Community groups 

 Victim groups 

 Probation departments 

 Schools 

 Medical organizations 

 Local legislative bodies 

Ask to participate on task forces: 

 Assist with legislative and policy matters and consider how they affect prosecutors in your jurisdiction; 

 Coordinate with your State highway safety office to apply your technical expertise and experience in 

developing policy and program initiatives; and 

 Familiarize yourself with the political climate of your State’s elected/appointed prosecutors to determine 

which issues you should and should not address. 
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Technical Support 

Respond to verbal and written inquiries from prosecutors and law enforcement regarding traffic crimes, court 

procedures, recent changes to law, defense challenges, etc. 

Conduct legal research on a variety of issues unique to your State for use in legal memoranda, at hearings, trials, 

or on appeal: 

 Search and seizure 

 SFSTs 

 DEC/DRE (if applicable to your State) 

 Blood draws 

 Implied consent 

 Event Data Recorders 

 Breath test procedures and instruments 

Consult NTLC’s brief bank www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/traffic/ntlc_home.html. 

Develop or expand your State’s existing brief bank. Other TSRPs may have them as well. 

Provide information, transcripts, CVs, and articles written by defense experts. 

NTLC has a data bank with information on many defense experts. 

 

First or second chair hearings and trials if requested and permissible in your State. 

 

Produce a publication, such as a monthly or quarterly newsletter, for prosecutors and law enforcement about 

recent case law, changes to the law and other relevant “hot topics.” 

 

Collect available publications and resource guides: 

 NTLC monographs and newsletter (contact NTLC or consult their Web site) 

 NHTSA (www.nhtsa.dot.gov) 

 NDAA magazine, The Prosecutor

 National Center for Statistical Analysis (www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/) 

 Individual State newsletters (contact state TSRPs to receive) 

 

Prepare a State-specific DWI manual for prosecutors. The manual may include information on current case law, 

pre-trial procedures, sufficiency of traffic stops, probable cause, blood/breath/urine testing procedures, proof of 

impairment, sentencing guidelines, vehicle forfeiture, defense challenges and examples of forms used in your 

courts. Many TSRPs have developed manuals already for their States. They would be an excellent resource for 

designing or updating your State’s manual. 
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Training 

In your new position as a TSRP, you may have little to no experience in conducting trainings, and may not even 

know what is available. Both NTLC and other TSRPs will provide you detailed, specific guidance in all areas of 

training—from providing you a detailed description of the training materials available and how to obtain them, to 

organizing, advertising and conducting the training. Topics include: 

Substantive law seminars 

 Search and seizure 

 Breath/blood test admissibility and challenges 

 Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) 

 Toxicology 

 Collision reconstruction 

Trial advocacy trainings for prosecutors – impaired driving, drugged driving, lethal weapon (prosecution of a 

DWI with a fatality) 

 Fundamentals of trial 

 Voir dire 

 Opening 

 Direct and cross of experts: forensic toxicologist 

 Collision reconstructionist 

 Medical examiner 

 Summation 

Trial Advocacy training for law enforcement (This course may also be designed to provide case discussions as 

opposed to trial advocacy) 

 Effective evidence gathering 

 How to write a comprehensive report 

 Testimony methodology – how to be a better witness 

Consider offering joint training for prosecutors and law enforcement (Protecting Lives, Saving Futures or 

variation). Joint training results in better case preparation and presentation, and fosters good working 

relationships. 

Train the Trainer course 

 The more prosecutors you train as teachers the more resources you have to teach substantive training 

courses to other prosecutors and law enforcement 

Written materials should be provided to each participant at each training. NTLC training materials can be 

requested via the order form located at NTLC’s Web site at www.ndaaapri.org/apri/programs/traffic/ntlc_home.html. 

Training and support can be brought to prosecutors’ offices and law enforcement agencies. Locations can vary - 

look for facilities that do not charge a fee (law school, community college, police academy, prosecutor or 

municipal office). 
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Length of trainings can be adapted to meet the needs of the audience. Programs range from week-long trial 

advocacy to one-day substantive seminars. 

Locate potential funding sources 

 NAPC 

 Foundations—national, regional, or local 

 Private corporations—national, regional, or local 

 Individual State Highway Safety Office 

 
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APPENDIX A 

Sample Introductory Package 
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INITIAL CONTACT LETTER

Law enforcement agencies 

Prosecutors’ offices 

Department of Transportation 

Dear (title, name): 

Nationally, traffic crashes of all kinds claim nearly 43,000 lives a year. In (your State) in 200X, traffic crashes 

took the lives of xxxx people and injured scores more. Additionally, traffic related prosecutions, particularly 

DWIs and DWI-fatalities, are among the most complicated cases to handle. Line prosecutors with substantial 

caseloads need a specialized prosecutor they can turn to for help, a person who focuses solely on traffic issues and 

prosecutions. 

I am the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) for (your State). My role as a specialized attorney/prosecutor 

is to provide education, training, and technical assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement throughout the 

State. I can assist you in a number of ways: coordinate trainings in your area, give individual technical assistance 

where needed, conduct legal research, and represent your interests at State and regional traffic safety meetings. 

Whether the topic is DWI, suspended or revoked drivers, aggressive drivers, traffic stops, or any other traffic 

related subject, I am here to support both prosecutors and law enforcement. 

While some States have had specialized prosecutors for many years, the program took a great leap forward just a 

few years ago, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) made the landmark decision 

to prioritize prosecutors. Twenty-eight States now have TSRPs, and several more are coordinating the funding for 

this position. 

I am here to address the needs of (your State’s) prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the traffic safety 

arena. We all have a common goal: to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on our state’s roads. By 

working as a team, we can make great strides toward this goal. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me with your questions and concerns. I look forward to working with you. 

 

Sincerely, 
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PROSECUTOR SURVEY

Location and geographic size of your jurisdiction

Population

Number of attorneys in your office

Number of police agencies in your jurisdiction

Number of sworn officers

Number of DWI arrests each year in your

jurisdiction

DWI repeat offenders annually

Number of drugged-driving arrests annually in your 

jurisdiction

Number of vehicular fatalities annually in your 

jurisdiction

Alcohol-related

Drugged driving

Number of vehicular assaults annually in your 

jurisdiction

Alcohol-related

Drugged driving

Do you have specifically designated DWI

prosecutors? 

How are they funded? 

Does your jurisdiction have a designated DWI

Court?

Do you provide any in-office training? 

If yes, on what topics? 

Do you provide written materials? 

How are they paid for? 

Is the training conducted at your office or at

another facility? 

If applicable, do prosecutors receive

continuing legal education credits? 

Are you familiar with the National District

Attorneys Association? 

American Prosecutors Research Institute? 

National Traffic Law Center? 

National Association of Prosecutor 

Coordinators? 

International Association of Chiefs of

Police? 

Have you ever sent your prosecutors to any

NDAA/APRI/NAPC training courses? 

Which courses? 

What other training courses do your prosecutors

attend – locally and/or nationally? 

Do your prosecutors attend training with local law

enforcement? 

Do your prosecutors instruct law enforcement

officers? 

Police in-service training? 

Police academy? 

What training programs would you like to see

offered to your prosecutors? 

How else can your State’s Traffic Safety Resource 

Prosecutor be of assistance to you?
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LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEY

Number of sworn officers within your agency 

 Breakdown by rank 

Number of DWI arrests each year by your agency 

 DWI repeat offenders each year 

Number of drugged-driving arrests each year by your agency 

Number of vehicular fatalities investigated by your agency each year 

 Alcohol-related 

 Drugged driving 

How many of your officers are certified breath test operators? 

If applicable, how many of your officers are certified to draw blood? 

Do you have specifically designated DWI patrols (saturation patrols)? 

 How are they funded? 

 How often do they operate? 

Do you have a written sobriety checkpoint protocol, if permitted in your State? 

 How many times each year are they conducted? 

Does your jurisdiction have a specifically designated DWI Court? 

Does your department provide any in-service training? 

 If yes, on what topics? 

 Do you provide written materials? 

 How are they paid for? 

 Is the training conducted by your agency or at another facility? 

 If applicable, do the officers receive continuing education/training credits? 

 Who serves as instructors? 

 Other law enforcement? 

 Prosecutors? 

 Toxicologists/other experts? 

Are you familiar with the National District Attorneys Association? 

 American Prosecutors Research Institute? 

 National Traffic Law Center? 

 National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators? 

 International Association of Chiefs of Police? 

 National Sheriff’s Association? 

What other training course do your officers attend – locally and/or nationally? 

Do your officers attend training with local ADAs? 

What training programs would you like to see offered to your police officers? 
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LETTERS OF SUPPORT

 April 15, 2006 

Carol A. Peters 

NDAA/NAPC Program Manager 

Lane County District Attorney's Office 

125 E. 8th Avenue 

Eugene, OR 97401 

carol.peters@ndaa-apri.org 

RE: Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors 

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL 

Dear Ms. Peters: 

I am writing you for the purpose of memorializing Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) 

support of Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (TSRP) and thanking the National Association of 

Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC) for its outstanding leadership in developing and promoting the 

TSRP program along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 

As you know, the vast majority of our Nation’s prosecutor’s offices are significantly under 

funded and resourced. Consequently, most offices provide only minimal training to the young 

attorneys who handle misdemeanor driving while impaired (DWI) and driving under the 

influence (DWI) cases. Many of these prosecutors are ill-equipped to overcome the bevy of 

experienced defense lawyers and expert witnesses they face regularly. Indeed, one of the most 

common reasons that DWI/DWI drivers escape justice is the lack of adequate prosecutor training. 

TSRPs substantially alleviate this problem by: 

Serving as their respective State’s experts on DWI/DWI law and evidence; 

Providing continuing professional education on pertinent issues including trial advocacy, 

visual trial techniques, and complex defense challenges; 

Researching and providing assistance on traffic safety issues (many TSRPs publish trial 

manuals, predicate questions, memoranda of law, and legal updates to keep their 

prosecutors current about the State of the law); and 

Assisting or “second chairing” trial prosecutors on complex motions, hearings and trials. 
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TSRPs can also serve the traffic safety community and promote public understanding by: 

Providing much needed leadership on a statewide basis; 

Training law enforcement officers how to prepare their cases and testify in court; 

Creating and distributing educational materials for public consumption (many TSRPs 

publish quarterly newsletters or engage in other outreach activities); and 

Serving as a liaison between prosecutors and the traffic safety community. 

In recognition of the TSRPs outstanding contributions to the public, the MADD National Board 

passed a resolution supporting them in February 2006. You can view the official statement and all 

other policies at www.madd.org. 

Thank you again for your support of this valuable program. If you have any questions, comments 

or concerns, or if we may be of any service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-

974-2497. 

Sincerely, 

_________________________ 

Stephen K. Talpins 

National Director of Public Policy 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving 

(Signed electronically) 
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American Prosecutors Research Institute 

 99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314 

703.549.4253 / 703.836.3195 FAX 

 www.ndaa.org 

May 4, 2006 

Carol A Peters 

NDAA/NAPC Program Manager 

Lane County District Attorneys Office 

125 East 8th Avenue 

Eugene, OR 97401 

Carol.peters@ndaa-apri.org 

(via e-mail) 

RE: Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors 

Dear Ms. Peters: 

As you know, APRI’s National Traffic Law Center (NTLC) was created in 1992 in 

response to the United States Department of Transportation’s 1991 Traffic Safety 

Summit which recognized a national need for training and technical assistance for law 

enforcement, prosecutors and other allied professionals in order to improve the quality of 

justice in traffic safety adjudications. 

NTLC is a national clearing house for the compilation and dissemination of legal and 

technical information. We regularly attend and participate in national and regional 

meetings to assist in policy development. Our strengths are also our shortcomings—it has 

been said that “all politics are local.” So, too, are traffic-related offenses. 

As a national clearinghouse, it is beyond our ability to have intimate knowledge of each 

of the 50 States, in each of their respective numerous jurisdictions, on a day-to-day basis. 

In recognition of that fact, your organization, with support and assistance from the 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), promulgates and promotes 

the development and expansion of a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) in each 

State. To date, 28 States are on board and many more are looking to join the ranks in the 

very near future. 

TSRPs fill a critical void as the in-State expert on traffic-related offenses, including 

impaired driving and vehicular homicides. TSRPs understand the nuances of their State 

statutes and caselaw, build relationships with each of their State prosecutor’s offices and 

forge solid interactions with State highway safety offices. 
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TSRPs provide State-specific training and technical assistance while being part of a 

national network of traffic experts to assist with new challenges as they arise. 

In short, TSRPs are essential to effective traffic safety adjudications. We at NTLC 

consider them an integral part of our national service and support them wholeheartedly. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 703-519-1641. 

Very truly yours,

MarciaJ .Cunningham

Marcia J. Cunningham, Esq. 

Director 

National Traffic Law Center 

(Electronic Signature) 
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Conference of District Attorneys 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Peg Dorer June 7, 2006

Director 

TO: Prosecutor Coordinators 

PO Box 25546 

Raleigh, NC 27611 FROM: Peg Dorer 

 Chairman, NAPC/NHTSA Working Group 

919.733.3484 

919.715.0138 SUBJECT: TSRP’s EFFECTIVENESS

The NAPC / NHTSA Working Group is a committee made up of 

prosecutor coordinators and representatives from the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The purpose of 

the group is to identify priorities for prosecutors in the realm of 

highway safety and to communicate those priorities to NHTSA, 

other national entities, and individual States. In that capacity, 

the NAPC /NHTSA Working Group has long identified the Traffic 

Safety Resource Prosecutors (TSRPs) as a pivotal position in 

promoting highway safety issues within the law enforcement and 

prosecutorial communities on local, State, and national levels. 

We recognize that traffic cases, especially those involving 

impaired driving, represent a significant portion of court cases 

that are some of the most litigated and complicated within our 

States’ caseloads. TSRPs, from their earliest existence, have 

been catalysts in bridging the educational and informational gap 

between local, State, and national entities. 

The NAPC / NHTSA Working Group has embraced the TSRP 

concept and, through financial assistance from NHTSA, now 

seeks to spread both the concept and the contribution that a 

TSRP can make to a State. Already we have seen that existing 

TSRPs are making significant contributions in the improvement of 

law enforcement effectiveness and prosecutorial readiness in 

highway safety issues in individual States and across the Nation. 

As the chairman of the NAPC / NHTSA Working Group, I invite 

you to seriously consider the installation of a TSRP in your State. 

The benefits to law enforcement and prosecutors, their 

relationships and their effectiveness in addressing these complex 

and intricate cases will be invaluable.

The NAPC / NHTSA Working Group is available to provide 

additional information, guidance and funding ideas and sources 

upon request. 
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Prosecuting Attorney’s Coordinating Council 

Department of Attorney General 

116 W. Ottawa Street, Suite 200 

Lansing, Michigan 48913 

Ph: 517-334-6060 Fax 517-334-6351 

www.michiganprosecutor.org 

March 17, 2005 Council Members 

 Gary L. Walker, Chair 

TO: Prosecutor Coordinators Michael A. Cox, Vice Chair 

 William A. Forsyth 

 Stuart Dunnings 

FROM: Thomas M. Robertson Michael D. Thomas 

 Executive Secretary 

RE: TSRP’s— Why Your Office Needs One 

The Concept of having a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) working out of a 

prosecutor coordinator’s office was pioneered by Florida and Iowa in the 1980s. I learned 

about this wonderful resource at NAPC meetings, and immediately began lobbying the 

Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) for funding to start a program in 

Michigan. While not persuasive, I was persistent, and after 15 years of badgering, they 

finally agreed to fund a TSRP and training assistant in 2000. Both OHSP and Michigan’s 

Prosecutors agree that it was one of the best decisions we ever made. Our TSRP provides 

the following services for prosecutors and the Michigan Traffic Safety Community: 

State-of-the-art continuing professional education on traffic safety issues; including 

trial advocacy, visual trial techniques, and the last word on countering defense 

challenges. Additional training for police officers is a great bonus for our office, and 

to the prosecutors who rely on the police investigation. 

Our TSRP is the State and national resource on traffic safety issues. If he can’t 

answer the question, he knows where to find the answer. Our traffic safety 

newsgroup provides immediate answers to every traffic safety question. 

Research and pleading assistance on traffic safety issues; Newsletters, manuals, 

memos, and legal updates keep our prosecutors in the know regarding what’s 

happening in our State and around the country. 

The preparation of policy and public relations materials on traffic safety so our 

prosecutors always have a professional presentation in hand for community groups. 

A dedicated liaison between prosecutors and the traffic safety community. Never 

underestimate the value of having a representative at the countless traffic safety 

meetings that occur in your State. Our TSRP is a one-person truth squad about the 

reality of prosecuting traffic safety cases. 

In short, if you have a TSRP, your organization is the key player in your State on traffic 

safety issues. Nothing happens without your review and input, and your prosecutors stay 

ahead of the game. 

Since the start of our program in 2000, several other States have copied and improved on 

the model, and NHTSA has made it a funding priority to have a TSRP in every State. I 

encourage you to review the information provided by Ms. Overton, the North Carolina 

TSRP, and take advantage of this great opportunity to provide this resource to your 

prosecutors and the citizens of your State. 
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APPENDIX B 

Helpful Resources 
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WEB SITES

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

www.stopimpaireddriving.org

National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators 

 www.napcsite.org

National District Attorneys Association 

www.ndaa.org

National Traffic Law Center 

www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/traffic/ntlc_home.html

International Association of Chiefs of Police 

www.theiacp.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving 

www.madd.org
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APPENDIX C 

Training Information 
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TRAFFIC SAFETY RESOURCE PROSECUTOR COURSES 

National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC) 

NAPC conducts prosecutor training for a number of States through its membership. The 

prosecutor coordinators in over 30 States have received NHTSA funding for various training that 

includes: Prosecution of Driving Under the Influence, Prosecuting the Drugged Driver, Lethal 

Weapon: DWI Homicide, Train the Trainer and Protecting Lives, Saving Futures. The Protecting 

Lives, Saving Futures curriculum places prosecutors and law enforcement officers from the same 

locality in a training setting. This allows for an interaction between the two disciplines to 

understand the concerns that they experience. Interested states should contact their Prosecutor 

Coordinator’s Office. 

National Traffic Law Center (NTLC) 

Throughout its history, the NTLC has served as a resource for NHTSA concerning traffic law, 

representing the prosecutor’s interest on various traffic safety issues. NTLC has the lead on the 

development and revisions of prosecutor trainings. NTLC, in conjunction with the NAPC, is 

developing a training program for prosecutors to deliver to law enforcement officers on testifying 

in court. 

One training curriculum is revised each year. The Train the Trainer was updated in 2006 and 

Prosecuting the Drugged Driver will be revised in late 2006 or early 2007 when research is 

completed on the re-validation of various components of the Drug Evaluation and Classification 

(DEC) protocol. Efforts have been made to promote prosecutor training in the States with the use 

of State highway safety office funding. 

NTLC serves as a conduit for impaired-driving information to judges, prosecutors, and law 

enforcement officers. NTLC maintains a Brief Bank on impaired-driving cases, collects expert 

witness information, and publishes Between the Lines .NTLC staff also teach traffic safety 

courses at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. 

SFST Resource Information CD 

A SFST CD-ROM has been prepared for distribution to judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement 

officers. This CD contains all of the research (to date) on SFST and HGN. Also included, are 

snippets of a correct SFST and HGN (as taught to the law enforcement officers). A key element 

of this CD is an index reference system for quick research or reference. It can be ordered through 

the NHTSA Web site: www.nhtsa.dot.gov. 

DEC Resource Information CD 

A CD-ROM will be developed for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on the 

research that supports the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program. Interested States should 

contact their NHTSA Regional Office, which can coordinate services through Brian Chodrow, 

EJS Division at brian.chodrow@dot.gov or 202-366-9765. 
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COURSE ORDER FORM

COURSE MATERIALS FOR NHTSA-NAPC Trial Advocacy 

Workshops

National Traffic Law Center 

99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510 

Alexandria, VA 22314 

Telephone: 703-549-4253 Fax: 703-836-3195 

Location of course: 

Contact Number: 

Date of course: 

Number in course: 

Shipping Address: 

 

QUANTITY TITLE 

______________ Prosecution of DWI, Participant Manual 

______________ Prosecution of DWI, Instructor Manual 

______________ Notebooks, covers, and spinetabs 

______________ Overheads for the Prosecution of DWI 

______________ Casefile for State v. Mary Katherine Webster 

______________ Videos (arrest sequence, direct of MKW, and trial 

advocacy) 

______________ Evaluations 

______________ Course certificates 

* * * * * * * * * * 

______________ Prosecuting the Drugged Driver, Participant Manual 

______________ Prosecuting the Drugged Driver, Instructor Manual 

______________ Notebooks, covers, and spinetabs 

______________ Overheads for Prosecuting the Drugged Driver 

______________ Casefile for State v. Crystal Coral

______________ Sample direct examination of defense toxicologist 

______________ Defense toxicologist’s resume 
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______________ Sample direct exam of Crystal Coral 

______________ Evaluations 

______________ Course Certificate 

* * * * * * * * * * 

______________ Lethal Weapon: DWI Homicide, Participant Manual 

______________ Lethal Weapon: DWI Homicide, Instructor Manual 

______________ Notebooks, covers, and spinetabs 

______________ Overheads for Lethal Weapon: DWI Homicide

______________ Casefile for State v. Matt Farner

______________ Misc. Supplies- crash reconstruction transparencies, 

calculators, rulers, cars 

______________ Evaluations 

______________ Course Certificates 

* * * * * * * * * * 

______________ Protecting Lives, Saving Futures, Participant Manual 

______________ Protecting Lives, Saving Futures, Instructor Manual 

______________ Administrators Guide 

______________ Videos (“The Visual Detection of DWI Motorists” and 

 “Underage Offender”) 
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APPENDIX D 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors 

and 

National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators 
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TRAFFIC SAFETY RESOURCE PROSECUTORS 

Updated February 2007 

Alabama

Brandon Hughes 

Office of Prosecution Services 

515 South Perry St. 

Montgomery, AL 36104 

Phone: 334.242.4191 

Fax: 334.240.3186 

Brandon.hughes@alada.gov

Arkansas 

Mike Harry 

Ark. Prosecuting Coordinator’s Office 

323 Center, Suite 750 

Little Rock, AR 72201 

Phone: 501.682.3671 

Fax: 501.682.5004 

mike.harry@arkansas.gov 

California 

Creg Datig 

Interim Director 

TSRP Program 

California District Attorneys Association 

731 K Street, Third Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Phone: 916-443-2017 

Fax: 916-443-0540 

Cell: 916-715 1273 

cdetig2@cdaa.org

Connecticut 

Susan Naide 

Office of the Chief State’s Attorney 

300 Corporate Place 

Rocky Hill, CT 06067 

Phone: 860.258-5800 

susan.naide@po.state.ct.us 

District of Columbia 

Kara L. Preissel 

Assistant Attorney General 

Office of the Attorney General 

441 4th St. N.W. 

Washington, DC 20001 

Phone: 202.727.3217 

Fax: 202.727.3745 

Kara.Preissel@dc.gov

Florida 

Matthew Olszewski 

Fla. Prosecuting Attorneys Association 

107 W. Gaines St., Ste. 531 

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 

Phone: 850.488.3070 

Fax: 850.922.0467 

Cell: 850.528.3277 

molzsewski@myfpaa.org 

Georgia 

Fay McCormack 

Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys Council 

104 Marietta, Suite 400 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Phone: 404.969.4001 

Fax: 404.969.4020 

fmccormack@pacga.org 

Patricia Hull 

Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys Council 

630 A. North Avenue 

Macon, GA 31211 

Phone: 478.751.6645 

phull@pacga.org 
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Idaho 

Jared Olson 

Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association 

Idaho POST Academy 

PO Box 700 

Meridian, ID 83680 

Phone: 208.884.7325 

Fax: 208.884.7295 

Cell: 208.559.1217 

Jared.olson@post.idaho.gov

Illinois 

Elizabeth Earleywine 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

Illinois Department of Transportation 

Office of Chief Counsel 

201 W. Center Court, Room 213 

Schaumburg, IL 60196 

Office: 847-221-3082 

Cell: 847-894-8243 

elizabeth.earleywine@illinois.gov

Indiana 

VACANT 

Iowa 

Peter J. Grady 

Assistant Attorney General 

Hoover St. Office Bldg 1st Floor 

Des Moines, IA 50319 

Phone: 515.281.5428 

Fax: 515.281.4313 

pgrady@ag.state.ia.us 

Kentucky 

Connie Malone 

Office of the Attorney General 

1024 Capital Center Drive 

Suite 200 

Frankfort, KY 40601 

502-696-5317 

502-696-5532 

Connie.malone@ag.ky.gov 

Louisiana 

J.J. Williams 

Louisiana District Attorneys Association 

1645 Nicholson Drive 

Baton Rouge, LA 70802-8143 

Phone: 225.343.0171 

Fax: 225-387-0237 

jj@ldaa.org or john@ldaa.org

Massachusetts 

Andrea Nardone 

Mass. District Attorneys Association 

1 Bulfinch Place, Suite 202 

Boston, MA 02114 

Phone: 617-723-0642 

Fax: 617.367.1228 

Andrea.Nardone@state.ma.us

Michigan 

David Wallace 

Prosecuting Attys. Assn. of Michigan 

116 West Ottawa, Suite 200 

Lansing, MI 48913 

Phone: 517.334.6060 ext 827 

Fax: 517.334-6351 

wallaced@michigan.gov 

Minnesota 

Steven Heng 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

The Minnesota County Attorney Association 

100 Empire Drive, Suite 200 

St. Paul, MN 55103 

Phone: 651. 641.1600 Ext. 106 

sheng@mcaa-mn.org

Mississippi 

Molly Miller 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

Mississippi Attorney General's Office 

802 N. State Street, Suite 101 

Jackson, MS 39205 

Phone: 601.359.4711 

Fax: 601.359.4200 

mmill@ago.state.ms.us
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Missouri 

Susan Glass 

Missouri Office of Prosecution Services 

P.O. Box 899 

Jefferson City, MO 65102 

Phone: 573-751-1629 

Fax: 573-751-1171 

Susan.Glass@ago.mo.gov

New Jersey 

John Dell'Aquilo 

New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice 

25 Market Street 

P.O. Box 085 

Trenton, New Jersey 08625 

Phone: 609. 984.4991 

Fax: 609.341.2077 

dellaquiloj@njdcj.org 

New Mexico 

Donna M. Bevacqua-Young 

Admin. Office of the District Attorneys 

P.O. Box 6667 

Santa Fe, NM 87502 

Phone: 505.827.3789 ext 10205 

Fax: 505.827.7578 

dbevacqua@da.state.nm.us

New York 

TBA 

New York Prosecutors Training Institute 

107 Columbia Street 

Albany, NY 12210 

Phone: 518.432.1100 

Fax: 519.432.1180 

North Carolina 

Kimberly N. Overton 

N.C. Conference of District Attorneys 

P O Box 25546 

Raleigh, NC 27611 

Phone: 919.733.3484 

Fax: 919.715.0138 

Cell: 919.270.9403 

kimberly.n.overton@nccourts.org 

North Dakota 

Aaron Birst 

North Dakota TSRP 

1661 Capitol Way 

P.O. Box 877 

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-0877 

Phone 701-328-7342 

Fax 701-328-7308 

aaron.birst@ndaco.org

Oklahoma 

Christy Miller 

District Attorneys Council 

421 N.W. 13th Street, Ste 290

Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Phone: 405.264.5000

Fax: 405.264.5099 

E-mail: Christy.miller@dac.state.ok.us 

Oregon 

Deena Ryerson 

610 Hawthorne Ave Ste. 210 

Salem, Oregon 97301 

Phone: 503.378.6347 

Deena.a.ryerson@doj.state.or.us

 

Rhode Island 

John E. Sullivan III 

Assistant Attorney General 

150 South Main Street 

Providence, RI 02903 

Phone: 401.274.4400 x2375 

jsullivan@riag.state.ri.us

South Carolina 

Kelli G. Maddox 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination 

P. O. Box 11561 

Columbia, SC 29211-1561 

Phone: 803.343.0765 (central number until she gets 

hers) 

Kmaddox@prosecution.state.sc.us

South Dakota 

Paul Bachand 

PO Box 1174 

Pierre, SD 57501-1174 

Phone: (605) 224-0461 

pbachand@pirlaw.com
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Tennessee 

Tom Kimball 

Tenn. District Attorneys General Conf. 

226 Capitol Blvd., Suite 800 

Nashville, TN 37243-0890 

Phone: 615.741.1696 

Fax: 615.741.7459 

tekimball@tndagc.org

Jim Camp 

Tenn. District Attorneys General Conf. 

226 Capitol Blvd., Suite 800 

Nashville, TN 37243-0890 

Texas 

W. Clay Abbott 

Texas District & County Attys. Assoc. 

1210 Nueces 

Austin, TX 78701 

Phone: 512.474.2436 

Fax: 512.478.4112 

abbott@tdcaa.com 

Utah 

Brent Berkley 

Utah Prosecution Council 

Office of the Utah Attorney General 

160 E. 300 Street, 6th Floor 

P O Box 140841 

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0841 

Phone: 801.366.0204 

bgberkley@yahoo.com 

Vermont 

Stuart G. Schurr 

Dept. of State’s Attorneys & Sheriffs 

12 Baldwin Street, Drawer 33 

Montpelier, VT 05633-6401 

Phone: 802.828.2889 

Fax: 802.828.2881 

sgschurr@sas.state.vt.us 

West Virginia 

Mark Neil 

W. Va. Prosecuting Attorneys Institute 

The Cambridge Center 

90 MacCorkle Ave., S.W., Suite 202 

S. Charleston, WV 25303 

Phone: 304.558.3348 

Fax: 304.558-3360 

mneil@wvpai.com

Wisconsin 

Tara Jenswold-Schipper 

Resource Center on Impaired Driving 

University of Wisconsin Law School 

975 Bascom Mall #2348 

Madison, WI 53706-1399 

Phone: 608.262.6882 

Fax: 608.263-3472 

jenswold@wisc.edu 
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTOR 

COORDINATOR CONTACTS-UPDATED July 2006 

ALABAMA

www.adaa-ops.org

Randy Hillman, Executive Director 

Office of Prosecution Services 

515 South Perry Street 

Montgomery, AL 36104 

Phone: 334-242-4191 

Fax: 334-240-3186 

E-mail: randy.Hillman@alada.gov 

Jason Swann, Deputy Director 

Jason.swann@alada.gov

 

ALASKA

Susan A. Parkes, Deputy Attorney General 

State of Alaska, Department of Law 

310 K. Street, Suite 507 

Anchorage, AK 99501 

Phone: 907-269-6379 

Email: susan_parkes@law.state.ak.us 

Cathy Satterfieeld, Victim-Witness Coordinator 

Phone: 907-269-7942 

E-mail: cathy_Satterfield@law.state.ak.us 

ARIZONA

www.apaac.state.az.us

Edwin Cook, Executive Director 

Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council 

3001 W. Indian School Road - Suite #307 

Phoenix, AZ 85017 

Phone: 602-265-4779 

Fax: 602-274-4215 

E-mail: Cook_Ed@pop.state.az.us

Bruce Bowers, Staff Attorney 

E-mail: Bowers_Bruce@pop.state.az.us

ARKANSAS

www.state.ar.us/directory/detail2.cgi?ID=245

Bob McMahan, Prosecutor Coordinator 

Arkansas Prosecutor Coordinator's Office 

323 Center, Suite 750 

Little Rock, AR 72201 

Phone: 501-682-3671 

Fax: 501-682-5004 

E-mail: Bob.McMahan@arkansas.gov 

Lori Kumpuris, Assist. Prosecutor Coordinator 

E-mail: Lori.Kumpuris@arkansas.gov 

CALIFORNIA

www.cdaa.org

David R. LaBahn, Executive Director 

California District Attorneys Association 

731 K Street, 3rd Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Phone: 916-443-2017 

Fax: 916-443-0540 

E-mail: dlabahn@cdaa.org

Michael Testerman, Assistant Executive Director 

E-mail: mtesterman@cdaa.org 

COLORADO

Dave Thomas, Executive Director 

Colorado District Attorneys Council 

1580 Logan Street, Suite 420 

Denver, CO 80203 

Phone: 303-830-9115 

Fax: 303-830-8378 

 dave@cdac.state.co.us 

Cindy Nelson, Training Coordinator 

E-mail: cindy@cdac.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT

Judith Rossi 

Executive Assistant State's Attorney 

Office of the Chief State's Attorney 

300 Corporate Place 

Rocky Hill, CT 06067 

Phone: 860-258-5800 

Fax: 860-258-5858 

E-mail: Judith.rossi@po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE

William L. George, Jr. 

Deputy Attorney General 

Department of Justice 

820 North French Street, 8th Floor 

Wilmington, DE 19801 

Phone: 302-577-8500 

Fax: 302-577-2496 

E-mail: wgeorge@state.de.us

FLORIDA

www.myfpaa.org 

John Hogenmuller, Executive Director 

Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association 

Collins Building 

107 West Gaines Street - Suite 531 

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 

Phone: 850-488-3070 

Fax: 850-922-0467 

E-mail: jhogenmuller@myfpaa.org 
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GEORGIA

www.pacga.org 

Rick Malone, Executive Director 

Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys Council 

104 Marietta, Suite 400 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Phone: 404-969-4001 

Fax: 404-969-0020 

E-mail: rmalone@pacga.org 

J. David Fowler, Deputy Executive Director 

E-mail: dfowler@pacga.org 

Randall Duncan, Deputy Director 

rduncan@pacga.org 

HAWAII

Lori Nishimura 

Prosecutor Coordinator 

City & County of Honolulu 

1060 Richard St., 10th Floor 

Honolulu, HI 96813 

Phone: 808-547-7486 

E-mail: lnishimura@honolulu.gov 

Peter Carlisle, Prosecuting Attorney 

City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii 

E-mail: pcarlisle@co.honolulu.hi.us 

IDAHO

www.ipaa.cc

Sandee Meyer, Executive Director 

Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association 

700 W. Washington 

Room 3191 

Boise, ID 83702 

Phone: 208-345-4367 

Fax: 208-345-0379 

E-mail: smeyer_ipaa@idcounties.org 

Carrie Hutchings, Assistant 

E-mail:chutchings_ipaa@idcounties.org 

ILLINOIS

www.ipba.net

Norbert J. Goetten, Director 

Illinois State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor 

725 South 2nd Street 

Springfield, IL 62704 

Phone: 217-782-1628 

Fax: 217-782-6305 

E-mail: ngoetten@ilsaap.org 

Patrick Delfino, Assistant Director 

E-mail: pdelfino@ilsaap.org 

INDIANA

www.ai.org/ipac

Stephen J. Johnson, Executive Director 

Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council 

302 W. Washington Street, E-205 

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2767 

Phone: 317-232-1836 

Fax: 317-233-3599 

E-mail: sjohnson@pac.in.gov 

Suzanne O’Malley, Deputy Director 

E-mail: somalley@pac.in.gov 

IOWA

www.iowa-icaa.com

Corwin Ritchie 

Executive Director, Iowa County Attorneys Assn. & 

Prosecuting Attorneys Training Coordinator 

Iowa Attorney General's Office 

Hoover St. Off. Bldg. 1st Floor 

Des Moines, IA 50319 

Phone: 515-281-5428 

Fax: 515-281-4313 

E-mail: critchi@ag.state.ia.us

KANSAS

www.kcdaa.org 

Steve Kearney, Executive Director 

Kansas County & District Attorneys Association 

1200 S.W. 10th Ave. 

Topeka, KS 66604 

Phone: 785-232-5822 

Fax: 785-232-5868 

E-mail: skearney@kearneyandassociates.com 

KENTUCKY

www.law.state.ky.us/pac 

Kim Furnish, Prosecutor Coordinator 

Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council 

Attorney General's Office 

1024 Capital Center Dr. 

Frankfort, KY 40602-2000 

Phone: 502-696-5500 

Fax: 502-696-5532 

E-mail: kim.furnish@ag.ky.gov

LOUISIANA

www.ldaa.org

E. Pete Adams, Executive Director 

Louisiana District Attorneys Association 

1645 Nicholson Drive 

Baton Rouge, LA 70802-8143 

Phone: 225-343-0171 

Fax: 225-387-0237 

E-mail: Pete@ldaa.org

Roxie Barrios, Assistant Director 

E-mail: Roxie@ldaa.org
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MAINE

Everett Fowle, District Attorney 

Kennebec County District Attorney 

95 State St 

Augusta, ME 04330 

Phone: 207-474-2423 

Fax: 207-623-1156 

E-mail: evert.fowle@maine.gov 

MARYLAND

www.mdssa.org

Ara M. Crowe, Coordinator 

Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association 

3300 North Ridge Road - Suite 185 

Ellicott City, MD 21042 

Phone: 410-203-9881 

Fax: 410-203-9891 

E-mail: mdsaa@bellatlantic.net

MASSACHUSETTS

www.state.ma.us/mdaa

Geline Williams, Executive Director 

Massachusetts District Attorneys Association 

One Bulfinch Place - Suite 202 

Boston, MA 02114 

Phone: 617-723-0642 

Fax: 617-367-1228 

E-mail: geline.williams@state.ma.us

William Meade, Legal Counsel 

E-mail: William.meade@state.ma.us 

Kim Aliprantis, Staff Attorney 

E-mail: kim.aliprantis@state.ma.us 

Andrea Nardone , TSRP 

E-mail: andrea.nardone@state.ma.us 

MICHIGAN

www.michiganprosecutor.org

Thomas M. Robertson, Executive Secretary 

Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coord. Council 

116 West Ottowa - Suite 200 

Lansing, MI 48913 

Phone: 517-334-6060 

Fax: 517-334-6351 

E-mail: robertsont@michigan.gov 

Kim W. Eddie, Assistant Executive Secretary 

E-mail: eddiek2@michigan.gov 

David Wallace, Traffic Safety Training Attorney 

E-mail: wallaced@michigan.gov 

KC Steckelberg, Director of Public Affairs 

E-mail: steckelbergk@michigan.gov

Herb Tanner, VAWA Training Attorney 

tannerh@michigan.gov 

MINNESOTA

www.mcaa-mn.org 

John P. Kingrey, Executive Director 

Minnesota County Attorneys Association 

100 Empire Drive –Ste. 200 

St. Paul, MN 55103 

Phone: 651-641-1600 

Fax: 651-641-1666 

E-mail: jkingrey@mcaa-mn.org

Stacy Sundstrom, Training Coordinator 

E-mail: ssundstrom@mcaa-mn.org 

MISSISSIPPI

http://www.ago.state.ms.us 

Leslie Lee, Executive Director 

Mississippi Prosecutors Training 

802 North State Street – Suite #101 

Jackson, MS 39202-2605 

Phone: 601-359-4205 

Fax: 601-359-4200 

E-mail: llee@ago.state.ms.us 

MISSOURI

VACANT 

Missouri Office of Prosecution Services 

P. O. Box 899 

Jefferson City, MO 65102 

Phone: 573-751-8763 

Fax: 573-751-1171 

E-mail: 

Bev Case, Administrative Assistant 

E-mail: Bev.case@ago.mo.gov 

Susan Glass, TSRP 

E-mail: susan.glass@ago.mo.gov

MONTANA

www.mcn.net/~mcaa/index.html

John P. Connor, Bureau Chief 

Montana Prosecutors Services Bureau 

215 North Sanders 

Helena, MT 59620 

Phone: 406-444-3816 

FAX: 406-444-5534 

E-mail: jconnor@mt.gov 

NEBRASKA

DeMaris Johnson, Executive Director 

Nebraska County Attorneys Association 

1233 Lincoln Mall #203 

Lincoln, NE 68508-2875 

Phone: 402-476-6047 

FAX: 402-476-2469 

E-mail: demaris@alltel.net
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NEVADA

www.nvpac.state.nv.us 

Brett Kandt, Executive Director 

Nevada Council for Prosecuting Attorneys 

5420 Kiezke Lane, Suite 202 

Reno, NV 89511 

Phone: 775-688-1966 

Fax: 775-688-1822 

E-mail: wbkandt@ag.state.nv.us 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

James Reams, County Attorney 

Rockingham County 

P.O. Box# 1209 

Kingston, NH 03848 

Phone: 603-642-4249 

jreams@rcao.net 

NEW JERSEY

Jessica Oppenheim 

Bureau Chief, Prosecutors Supervision & Coordination 

Bureau 

NJ Division of Criminal Justice 

R J Hughes Justice Complex 

25 Market St. 

PO Box# 85 

Trenton, NJ 08625 

Phone: 609-984-2895 

Fax: 609-341-2077 

E-mail: oppenheimj@njdoj.org 

NEW MEXICO

www.da.state.nm.us

Randy Saavedra, Director 

Administrative Office of the District Attorneys 

1313 South St. Francis Drive 

Santa Fe, NM 87505-4035 

Phone: 505-827-3789 

Fax: 505-827-7578 

E-mail: rsaavedra@da.state.nm.us 

Donna Bevacqua-Young, TSRP 

E-mail: Dbevacqua@da.state.nm.us 

NEW YORK

Sean M. Byrne, Executive Director 

New York Prosecutors Training Institute 

107 Columbia St. 

Albany, NY 12210 

Phone: 518-432-1100 ex. 205 

Fax: 518-432-1180 

E-mail: sean.byrne@nypti.org 

Susan L. Valle, Deputy Director 

E-mail: Susan.valle@nypti.org

Vacant, Traffic Safety Prosecutor 

E-mail: 

NORTH CAROLINA

www.ncdistrictattorney.org 

Peg Dorer, Director/NHTSA Chair 

North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys 

P O Box 25546 

Raleigh, NC 27611 

Phone: 919-733-3484 

919-733-4842 

FAX: 919-715-0138 

E-mail: peg.dorer@nccourts.org 

Barbara Moore Blackman, Deputy Director 

E-mail: Barbara.D.Moore@nccourts.org 

Kimberly N Overton, Traffic Safety Prosecutor 

E-mail: Kimberly.n.overton@nccourts.org 

NORTH DAKOTA

Earle “Bud” Myers 

Cass County State’s Attorneys 

3347 23rd Ave. SW. 

Fargo, ND 58103 

Phone: 701-274-5867 

Home: 701-232-6699 

E-mail: myere@co.cass.nd.us 

E-mail: (H) gobudgo@cableone.net

OHIO

www.ohiopa.org

John E. Murphy, Executive Director 

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association 

196 East State Street - Suite 200 

Columbus, OH 43215 

Phone: 614-221-1266 

Fax: 614-221-0753 

E-mail: murphyj@ohiopa.org

OKLAHOMA

www.dac.state.ok.us

Suzanne McClain Atwood, Executive Coordinator 

Oklahoma District Attorneys Council 

421 N.W. 13th Street, Suite 290 

Oklahoma City, OK 73103 

Phone: 405-264-5000 

FAX: 405-264-5099 

E-mail: Suzanne.atwood@dac.state.ok.us 

Trent H. Baggett, Assistant Executive Coordinator 

E-mail: trent.Baggett@dac.state.ok.us 

OREGON

Carolyn Norris, Coordinator 

Oregon District Attorneys Association 

610 Hawthorne Ave. S.E. - Suite 210 

Salem, OR 97301 

Phone: 503-378-6347 

Fax: 503-373-1936 

E-mail: carolyn.norris@doj.state.or.us
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Erik Wasmann 

Phone: (503) 378-6347 

Erik.wasmann@doj.state.or.us 

PENNSYLVANIA

http://www.pdaa.org

Mary-Jo Mullen, Executive Director 

Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association 

2929 North Front Street 

Harrisburg, PA 17110 

Phone: 717-238-5416 v 229 

Fax: 717-231-3912 

E-mail: mmullen@pdaa.org 

Jill Mclure, Executive Assistant 

E-mail: jillm@pdaa.org 

Paul Polensky, Training Coordinator 

E-mail: ppolensky@pdaa.org 

PUERTO RICO

RHODE ISLAND

www.riag.state.ri.us

Jerry Coyne 

Deputy Attorney General 

150 South Main St. 

Providence, RI 02903 

Phone: 401-274-4400 x 2257 

E-mail: GCoyne@riag.state.ri.us

SOUTH CAROLINA

William D. Bilton, Executive Director 

Commission on Prosecution Coordination 

P. O. Box 11561 

Columbia, SC 29211-1561 

Phone: 803-343-0765 

Fax: 803-343-0766 

E-mail: wdbilton@prosecution.state.sc.us 

Paula Calhoon, Deputy Director 

E-mail: paulacalhoon@prosecution.state.sc.us

SOUTH DAKOTA

Charles P. Schroyer, Executive Director 

South Dakota State's Attorneys Association 

P. O. Box 8 

Pierre, SD 57501 

Phone: 605-224-0461 

Fax: 605-224-1607 

E-mail: cps57501@aol.com

Paul Bachand, Assistant Director 

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

E-mail: pbachand@pirlaw.com 

TENNESSEE

www.tndagc.org 

James W. “Wally” Kirby, Executive Director 

Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference 

226 Capitol Blvd., Suite 800 

Nashville, TN 37243-0890 

Phone: 615-741-1696 

Fax: 615-741-7459 

E-mail: jwkirby@tndagc.org 

Guy Jones, Deputy Executive Director 

E-mail: grjones@tndagc.org 

Tom Kimball, TSRP 

E-mail: tekimball@tndagc.org 

TEXAS

www.tdcaa.com

Rob Kepple, Executive Director 

Texas District and County Attorneys Association 

1210 Nueces, Suite 200 

Austin, TX 78701 

Phone: 512-474-2436 

Fax: 512-478-4112 

E-mail: kepple@tdcaa.com

Shannon Edmonds, Legislative Director/General Council 

Edmonds@tdcaa.com 

Diane Beckham, Staff Counsel 

E-mail: beckham@tdcaa.com

Erik Neilsen, Training Director 

E-mail: neilsen@tdcaa.com 

UTAH

www.upc.state.ut.us

Mark W. Nash, Director 

Utah Prosecution Council 

P.O. Box 140841 

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0841 

Phone: 801-366-0201 

Fax: 801-366-0204 

E-mail: mnash@utah.gov 

Marilyn Jasperson, Training Director 

E-mail: mjasperson@utah.gov 

Paul W. Boyden, Executive Director 

Statewide Association of Public Attorneys 

111 E. Broadway -Ste. 400 

Salt Lake City, UT 84111-5232 

Phone: 801-366-7809 

Fax: 801-366-7891 

E-mail pboyden@slco.org 
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VERMONT

Jane Woodruff, Executive Director 

Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs 

12 Baldwin Street, Drawer 33 

Montpelier, VT 05633-6401 

Phone: 802-828-2891 

Fax: 802-828-2881 

E-mail: jwoodruff@sas.state.vt.us

Stuart G. Schurr, TSRP Prosecutor 

E-mail: sgschurr@sas.state.vt.us 

VIRGINIA

Robert Harris 

Commonwealth Attorneys Services Council 

P. O. Box 3549 

Williamsburg, VA 23187 

Phone: 757-253-4153 

Fax: 757-253-7159 

E-mail: rqharr@wm.edu 

WASHINGTON

Tom McBride, Executive Secretary 

Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys 

206 Tenth Ave., S.E. 

Olympia, WA 98501-1399 

Phone: 360-753-2175 

Fax: 360-753-3943 

E-mail: tmcbride@waprosecutors.org 

Nancy Isham, Training Coordinator 

E-mail: nancyisham@waprosecutors.org 

WEST VIRGINIA

www.state.wv.us/wvpai

Philip Morrison, Executive Director 

West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute 

The Cambridge Center 

90 MacCorkle Avenue SW, Suite 202 

S Charleston, WV 25303 

Phone: 304-558-3348 

Fax: 304-558-3360 

E-mail: pmorrison@wvpai.com 

Mark Neil, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor 

E-mail: mneil@wvpai.com 

Alec Ross, Coordinator 

E-mail: uptowntil@aol.com 

WISCONSIN

www.doa.state.wi.us/doas/spo/index.asp

Tami Dzikowich, Training Director 

Statewide Prosecutor Education & Training 

17 W. Main Street 

P. O. Box 7857 

Madison, WI 53707-7857 

Phone: 608-267-9746 

Fax: 608-267-2778 

E-mail: dzikowichtk@doj.state.wi.us 

Roy Korte, Director Criminal Litigation Unit 

Phone: 608-267-1339 

E-mail: korterr@doj.state.wi.us 

WYOMING (no central office) 

Matthew F. Redle,County Attorney 

Sheridan County 

224 S. Main, Suite B6 

Sheridan, WY 82801 

Phone: 307-674-2580 

E-mail: mredle@sheridancounty.com 

NAPC/NDAA Program Manager 

Carol A. Peters, Program Manager 

Lane County District Attorneys Office 

125 E. 8th Ave 

Eugene, OR 97401 

E-mail: carol.peters@ndaa.org 

Phone: 541-682-4534 

Fax: 541-682-3890 

NAPC Prosecutor Fellow 

Mark Neil 

mneil@wvpai.com 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 

ADMINISTRATION

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Brian Chodrow 

Enforcement and Justice Services Division 

NHTSA, NTI-122 

400 Seventh Street SW. 

Washington, DC 20590 

Brian.chodrow@dot.gov

Phone: 202-366-9765 

Fax: 202-366-7721 

DOT HS 810 706

January 2007