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Brief Description: A.R.I.D.E. (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement)

Full Description: A.R.I.D.E. (Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement) is a training opportunity to learn how drugs impair driving abilities. Students are instructed on indicators along with the signs and symptoms of drug impairment. This class also will assist the officer in processing the drugged driving arrest.

ARIDE will train law enforcement officers to observe, identify and articulate, and document the signs of impairment caused by drugs, alcohol, or combination of both. ARIDE is an attempt to offer training in order to reduce the number of impaired driving incidents as well as crashes which result in serious injuries and fatalities.

This course is to build on the Standardized Field Sobriety Test practitioner course. In order for the participant to effectively utilize the information presented in this course, NHTSA has set a prerequisite of SFST proficiency. The participant will receive a short review and update for the SFST's. After completing that session, the participant will be required to pass a SFST proficiency evaluation. Failure to successfully complete the SFST proficiency evaluation will result in dismissal from the class.

This 16-hour school covers several topics including:
An extensive SFST review to ensure proficiency,
Medical Conditions that mimic drug impairment
Current drug trends, and methods of ingestion.

The class will also provide information on the DRE process and how a DRE can complement investigations.

Training Location: Watertown Police Department
128 N Maple
Watertown, SD 57201 (Codington County)

Resources Required: Applicants are required to have two years of law enforcement experience to attend this class. ARIDE is a pre-requisite for any officer wishing to attend a DRE school.

Reporting Instructions: This course is not through LET. It is the agency's or the student's responsibility to request continuing education credit.

Signup Details: Complete the attached application and return it to:

Captain Isaac Kurtz

Isaac.Kurtz@state.sd.us