DUI Officer Drug Recognition Expert Witness

Drug Recognition Expert Witness

• Former officer of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) with over eighteen years of law enforcement experience.
• Graduated from the CHP Academy in October of 1999. After completing the academy, worked in the following areas:
• November 1999 to January 2002 – Hollister/Gilroy January 2002 to October 2002 – Los Banos October 2002 to January 2018 – Fresno

Experience as a Private Investigator:
• Conduct investigations for Criminal, Civil, and Traffic Collision cases
• Conduct Interviews for Criminal, Civil, and Traffic Collision Investigations
• Evidence
• Review Evidence and Evidence Scenes
• Review Discovery and Documents
• Photographs
• Collect Evidence
• Review Discovery and Evidence for Criminal, Civil, and Traffic Collision cases
• Comprehensive Documentation
• Written Reports
• Photographs
• Videos
• Skip Tracing
• Process Service
• Surveillance

Experience as an Officer:

• Road Patrol to include Driving Under the Influence (DUI) enforcement
• Provided safety and service to motorists
• Provided security to state employees
• Assisted with DUI checkpoints
• Served as Officer in Charge when no supervisors were available
• Field Training Officer
• Served on the Protective Service Detail
• Investigated and assisted with traffic collisions
• Investigated and assisted with DUI, felony, and complex investigations
• Investigated crimes on state properties
• Authored and served search warrants
• Assisted allied agencies
• Served as the Terrorism Liaison Officer
• Drug Recognition Expert and Instructor for the California Highway Patrol
• Taught officers throughout the United States and Canada in drug education
• Taught drug education to school administrators, nurses, and teachers
• Assisted with California Highway Patrol Explorer Program
• Assisted with homeless enforcement on State property

In June of 2010, became certified through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Instructor. To maintain qualifications as as instructor attended a recertification class, which was held every two years. Have personally evaluated over 275 people who were suspected of being under the influence of drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. Maintained a rolling log documenting these evaluations.

Have instructed hundreds of officers in both a classroom setting and a field training setting. In the classroom setting, have facilitated and instructed several hundred officers in the sixteen hour Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) course.
Have instructed officers at the DRE School and DRE Pre-School, which included classroom lectures and assisting with multiple DUI wet labs. Have also instructed officers at the DRE recertification class.

In the field training setting, have facilitated and instructed hundreds of officers in completing a DRE starting with the arrest of an impaired subject, properly evaluating the impaired subject, and properly and thoroughly documenting the evaluation of the impaired subject. Properly instructed the officers to complete all DRE paperwork and enter their evaluations into the NHTSA tracking system.

Reviewed and critiqued hundreds of DRE evaluations, during DRE training and in the field, to maintain accuracy for the CHP and for the DRE program. In addition to teaching officers, taught employees at the Department of Transportation and at the Fifth District Court of Appeals in how to recognize drug use among employees.

• Taught several school administrators, school counselors, school nurses, and teachers Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professional (DITEP).
• 2019 – Provided training and information regarding driving while under the influence of alcohol and or drugs to attorneys and toxicologists.
• 2016 to 2017 – In charge of coordinating the training and operations for the DRE program for the CHP, Fresno Area office.
• 2016 to 2017 – Assisted with coordinating the training and operations for the DRE program for the CHP, Central Division.
• June 2010 – Certified as a DRE Instructor (NHTSA and POST certified) (DRE Instructors
  T. Herbert and R. Horrocks). Part of the certification included teaching at a DRE class and supervising four DRE evaluations under the watch of a DRE instructor
• February 1-5, 2010, Certified as a Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor (NHTSA and POST certified) (DRE Instructor T. Herbert). Part of the certification included teaching two SFST modules during the training.
• August 25 – September 1, 2005 – Certified as a DRE (NHTSA and POST certified) (DRE Instructors D. Erickson and E. Skidmore). Part of the certification included the DRE evaluation of twelve subjects and either putting them under the influence of a controlled substance or ruling out impairment.
• December 17-19, 2002 – Attended CHP Advanced Drug Training.

Court Qualifications:

August of 2018 –
• San Mateo County Superior Court
• Qualified as a DRE Expert regarding SFSTs and Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
October of 2018 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
December of 2018 –
• San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
February of 2019 –
• Los Angeles County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Allowed to sit in court to listen to testimony from officers.
March of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a DRE Expert
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
April of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding Title 17 California Code of Regulations (CCR), pertaining to procedures for Breath Alcohol Testing
• Qualified as an Expert regarding California Highway Patrol (CHP) policy pertaining to the use of Mobile Video Audio Recording system (General Order 100.61) and the DUI Enforcement Manual (Highway Patrol Manual 70.4)
May of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding Title 17 CCR, pertaining to procedures for Breath Alcohol Testing
• Qualified as an Expert regarding CHP policy pertaining to the use of Mobile Video Audio Recording system (General Order 100.61) and the DUI Enforcement Manual (Highway Patrol Manual 70.4)
June of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a DRE
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
June of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding CHP policy pertaining to the use of Mobile Video Audio Recording system (General Order 100.61) and the DUI Enforcement Manual (Highway Patrol Manual 70.4)
July of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert for Chemical Test administration
July of 2019 –
• Monterey County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
July of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert for Chemical Test administration
• Qualified as an Expert regarding CHP policy
August of 2019 –
• Monterey County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Marijuana
September of 2019 –
• Stanislaus County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding Title 17 CCR, pertaining to procedures for Breath Alcohol Testing
October of 2019 –
• San Francisco County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding Title 17 CCR, pertaining to procedures for Breath Alcohol Testing
November of 2019 –
• Stanislaus County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Qualified as an Expert regarding Title 17 CCR, pertaining to procedures for Breath Alcohol Testing
November of 2019 –
• Monterey County Superior Court
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
• Testify on CHP policies pertaining to Mobile Video and Audio Recording System
October of 2020 – California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Administrative Per Se Hearing
• Livermore Police Department
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
November of 2020 – California DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing
• Livermore Police Department
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
May of 2021 –
• Monterey County Superior Court
• Qualified as a DRE
September of 2021 –
• Solano CHP Office
• Qualified as a SFST Expert regarding SFST and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
February of 2022 – California DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing
• Monterey CHP Traffic Collison
• Testify as an expert regarding Traffic Collision Investigations
July of 2022 – United States District Courthouse
• Fresno Police Department
• Testify as an expert regarding CHP policies and procedures
• Testify as an expert on California Vehicle Codes
October of 2022 – California DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing
• Monterey CHP Traffic Collision
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
February of 2024 – California DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing
• Monterey Police Department
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
April of 2024 –
• Monterey County Superior Court
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
• Testify as an expert on California Vehicle Codes
• Testify as an expert on Radar/Lidar
April of 2024 – California DMV Administrative Per Se Hearing
• San Jose CHP
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
September of 2024 – County Superior Court
• Bishop CHP Arrest Report LK20196
• Testify on SFST and Driving under the Influence of Alcohol
• Testify as an expert regarding CHP policies and procedures

Awards:

• Division Chief Commendation for Exemplary Job Performance
• Division Chief Commendation for Outstanding Performance
• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Jim Costa
• Division Chief Commendation for Exemplary Performance
• Letter of Commendation from Fresno City Mayor Lee Brand
• United States Senate Certificate of Commendation from US Senator Dianne Feinstein
• California State Senate Certificate of Recognition from Senator Tom Berryhill
• 2017 Exchange Club of Fresno Top Cop Award for CHP
• Ten 10851(A)CVC Awards

List of Readings and Trainings Attended available upon request