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COLORAOO STATE PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\1\\11\11\\\\ 3 1799 00117 7849 Colorado State Patrol Annual Report 1988-1989 Chief John N. Dempsey Colorado State Patrol 700 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215-5865 d S (303) 239-4500 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY September 3, 1990 This 1988-89 Annual Report summarizes the programs, goals, and achievements of the Colorado State Patrol for this past year. This report marks the first year in a series for positive changes in the format and graphics of the document. Due to the diversity of geographic and demographic regions in Colorado, accomplishments of each field district will be featured annually. Although state-wide fatalities increased in calendar year 1989 over 1988, we are holding the line on fatal accidents investigated by the Patrol. Our success resulted from our proven technique of identifying and targeting high accident-causing violations and locations and applying available resources to solve the problems. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program has accomplished greater levels of compliance resulting in fewer heavy vehicle accidents. Roy Romer GOVERNOR Enabling legislation in auto theft and related fraud will DavId J. Thomas EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR result in an economic savings to the citizens of this state. Colorado State Patrol Colorado Bureau In the years to come, using the resources that are of InvestigatIon available, the Colorado state Patrol will continue to place a high priority on the above issues. we Sincero~~ Jdhn N. c oijorado TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER FROM THE CHIEF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ............................................ 3 RESULTS MANAGEMENT ........................................................ 4 SECTIONS OF THE COLORADO STATE PATROL ................ 5 Motor Carrier Safety ........................................................ 5 Hazardous Materials Response Team ............................ 7 Auto Theft Unit ...................... : ......................................... 7 Supply and Maintenance ................................................ 8 Communications ............................................................. 9 Aircraft ............................................................................. 9 Executive Security Unit ................................................. 10 Education and Safety .................................................... 11 DISTRICT SUMMARIES .......................................................... 12 State .............................................................................. 12 District One ................................................................... 14 District Two ................................................................... 16 District Three ................................................................. 18 District Four ................................................................... 20 District Five ................................................................... 22 District Six ..................................................................... 24 ACTIVITY SUMMARIES AND ACCIDENT REPORTS .......... 26 State .......... n .... n ••• • District . ... .... ..... District Four .............................................................. 31 District Five . ..... ....... .,. ...... ......... ..... ., .... 32 APPENDIX A .. ... 34 APPENDIX B .. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DIVISION OF STATE PATROL ORGANIZATION CHART JULY, 1988 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLORADO STATE PATROL EXECUTIVE CHIEF SECURITY Department of Public Safety in 1987. RESULTS MANAGEMENT Since 1979, the Colorado State Patrol has operated under a Management by Objectives program. All levels of the Patrol are involved in the process, with top managers setting broad goals for the organization, middle managers developing the criteria, and first line supervisors working directly with their subordinates to set and achieve objectives at the troop level, based on available resources. In fiscal year 1988-1989, the Patrol was suc cessful in achieving its objective on the majority of the items. COLORADO STATE PATROL MEASUREMENT CRITERIA, OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS FY 1986-87 TO FY 1988·89 MEASUREMENT FISCAL YEAR PATROL GOAL CRITERIA 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 To reduce motor • Number of patrol investigated OBJECTIVE 10,338 10,391 9,044 vehicle injuries and injury and fatal motor vehicle RESULTS 9,672 8,871 8,629 the personal and accidents (excluding accidents economic loss on private property) thereof • Number of patrol-investigated OBJECTIVE 2,660 2,462 2,041 alcohol-caused motor vehicle RESULTS 2,218 1,960 1,926 accidents (excluding accidents on private property) • Percent of vehicles inspected OBJECTIVE 22.3% 26.2% 30.1% when drivers' licenses are RESULTS 29.4% 32.1% 35.1% checked • Number of cursory truck OBJECTIVE NA 18,032 11,884 inspections RESULTS NA 16,604 12,604 To assist in the • Nu mber of motorists assists OBJECTIVE 31.6 30.3 30.3 efficient flow of per 1 00 hours of trooper RESULTS 30.4 30.B 30.B • • NA auto theft recovery RESULTS 10,279 7 NA • NA NA MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The objective of the and a data entry operator. In- Depth Training Motor Carrier Safety Assis The fourteen troopers are Troopers involved in the tance Program (MCSAP) is divided into two man teams program have received in to reduce the number and with each team having a depth training in performing severity of accidents and van. These vans are cus safety reviews. A safety hazardous materials inci tomized with equipment and review consists of visiting a tools neccessary to conduct dents involving commercial commercial carrier's place of motor vehicles. This is the in-depth inspections. business to determine if the achieved by substantially carrier is complying with the increasing the level of en Public Safety Education federal rules and regulations forcement activity and the The MCSAP personnel likelihood that safety de are involved in a wide variety and maintaining the records fects, driver deficiencies, of safety related activities. A as required. The safety and unsafe carrier practices total of 102 presentations review process is a coopera will be detected and cor were conducted last fiscal tive effort between the rected. year with 1,739 persons Federal Highway Administra The overall goal of the attending. These presenta tion and the Patrol. After a program is to increase the tions are usually conducted safety review is conducted, number of inspections per at the request of motor the carrier is assigned a formed, therefore reducing carriers and cover the rules safety rating by the Federal and regulations pertaining to the number of accidents. Highway Administration. This has been very success carriers operating within the ful since the MCSAP section State of Colorado. was established on July 1, 1985. The number of in spections performed have Truck Accidents 1984 thru 1988 increased steadily I and the Tankers-Semi Trailer-Bus State of Colorado has seen a downward trend in both Effectiveness Measured STATE OF COLORADO The Motor Carrier Safety COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS Assistance Program Section participated in a nationwide Thousand s random sampling inspection 5 project during the last fiscal year. The purpose of these 4 random sampling projects is to measure how many 3 vehicles are operating with out-of-service defects. The 2 completion of random samples on a regular basis could serve as a meaningful measure of program effec tiveness. It is expected that o the condition of vehicle 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 BY VEHICL E TYPE maintenance will improve as more audits and inspections _ TRACTO R/ TANK ER l1li TR ACTOR/SEMI-TRAILE R are performed through g NON-SCHOOL BU S MCSAP. Inspectors Aid in Determining Accident Technology Contributes vides a valuable insight into Causation to National Safety a carrier's overall perfor The inspectors are ac Network mance. The lap top comput tively involved in assisting The personnel involved ers have been very well fie ld personnel with acci in MCSAP are participating received and are proving to dents involving commercial in a federal pilot project with be an effective enforcement vehicles. The inspectors' the use of lap top comput tool. expertise relati ng to com ers. A total of six computers The handout pamphlet mercial vehicles has proven were purchased with federal titled "North American to be invaluable in the deter funds and are being utilized DriverNehicle Inspection mination of accident causa for entering inspection Criteria" was updated and tion. Although difficult to list reports directly into the reprinted. This pamphlet is specific criteria for determin computer. The inspection a fast reference for many ing if the inspectors can information is then uploaded commercial vehicle ques assist the field investigator, into a central computer at tions that are frequently th e accident will generally MCSAP Headquarters asked. In addition to con involve injuries , fatalities, where it is processed and taining the out-of-service excessive damage and/or an uploaded to th e Federal criteria used nationally, it indication the accident may Highway Administration's contains hazardous material have been caused due to mainframe computer. This information and size and defective equipment or information is being col weight limitations for the driver non-qualifi cation. lected nationwide and pro- State of Colorado. 6 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM The field of hazardous 29,1910.120. These regula Patrol

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