Mothers Against Drunk Driving Honors Heroes Keeping NE Safe

KFOR NEWS May 20, 2020) MADD Nebraska is recognizing heroes keeping Nebraska safe during the aCOVID-19 pandemic.

Award winners were selected by committee for their strong dedication to keeping Nebraska safe from the dangers of impaired driving and underage drinking. Either through direct law enforcement, prosecution, probation or education and awareness. These honorees are among the best of our state and will be honored for the outstanding working during the 2019 year. Due to the ongoing state regulations these heroes will be honored in their hometowns later in the year.

Category	Winner	Agency
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Officer Scott Shymkewicz	Omaha Police Department
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Nathan Howe, Deputy Sheriff	Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Aaron Kleensang	Stanton County Sheriff’s Office
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Trooper Michael Thorson	Nebraska State Patrol
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Trooper Benjamin Nguyen	Nebraska State Patrol
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Officer Kenneth Morrow	Lincoln Police Department
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Individual	Officer Lucas Brown	Ralston Police Department
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Team	Troopers Clint Zost, Ben Nguyen, Jamieson Brown, Michael Thorson	Nebraska State Patrol
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Team	Officers Patrick Soltys & Jeremy Zipay	Omaha Police Department
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Team	Lincoln Police Department – Third Shift	Lincoln Police Department
Adult DWI/DUI Enforcement – Team	Sergeant Jeremy Leifeld, Officers Lucas Brown, Luke Batterman	Ralston Police Department
Crash Investigation/Reconstruction	South Metro Crash Response Team	Sarpy Count Sheriff’s Office
Crash Investigation/Reconstruction	Investigator Grant Powell	Lincoln Police Department
Education & Awareness Law Enforcement – Team	Troopers Kevin Chase & Keith Bell	Nebraska State Patrol
Law Enforcement – Education & Awareness – Individual	Captain Quinn Webb	Hall County Sheriff’s Office
MADD Volunteer	Kristin Anderson
Probation – Individual	Specialized Substance Abuse Supervision Officer Stacy Strohmyer	Lancaster County Probation
Probation – Individual	Dustin Niedermeyer	Juvenile Probation – District 5
Probation – Individual	Steve Hunzeker	District 5 Probation

Each year in the U.S., more than 10,000 people are killed and another 345,000 are injured in drunk driving crashes. In Nebraska, 71 people were killed in 2017 in alcohol related crashes. The men and women working throughout our state in the criminal justice arena are paving the way to a safer state and a future with No More Victims.

For questions or more information regarding the event or any of the award winners please contact the MADD Nebraska State Office at (402) 434-5330 or by email at[email protected]. More information is also available on the MADD website at www.madd.org/nebraska or on Facebook @NebraskaMADD or Twitter @MADDNebraska.

About Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Founded in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking. MADD has helped to save more than 390,000 lives, reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50 percent and promote designating a non-drinking driver. MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving® calls for law enforcement support, ignition interlocks for all offenders and advanced vehicle technology. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP. Visit www.madd.org or call 1-877-ASK-MADD.