Dougherty Sheriff’s Deputy completes speed operator course

ALBANY — Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Daniel Eckler completed a speed detection operator course recently. The course is taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.

Speed consistently ranks as one of the Top 5 contributing factors resulting in serious injury and fatal traffic accidents. The number of speed-related fatalities increased by 46%, from 260 in 2019 to 380 in 2020. The proportion of speed-related fatalities increased from 17% in 2019 to 23% in 2020.

The speed detection operator course will improve the effectiveness of speed enforcement initiatives through the proper and efficient use of police traffic LIDAR and RADAR speed measurement instruments. Training and proactive enforcement will enable law enforcement to have an impact on reducing these speed-related incidents and ultimately save lives.

Funding for this program has been provided by the state of Georgia’s Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

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