The College Park H.E.A.T. unit consists of the Special Services Lieutenant and Sergeant and three highly trained and skilled officers that have a specific interest and emphasis in traffic enforcement. These H.E.A.T. units meet with other agencies to form traffic enforcement networks and keep up to date on traffic problems and resolutions utilizing a joint agency effort. These officers have certifications in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Intoxilyzer 5000, Laser, Radar, Drugs that Impair Driving, Drug Recognition Expert, Drug Identification, Accident Reconstruction and more.

THE PROBLEM

Aggressive traffic (speed and drunk driving among the worst behaviors) has been determined to be one of the leading causes of death and serious injury crashes on the roadways of Georgia.

THE SOLUTION

For the first time in the history of highway safety the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety has created a multi-jurisdictional task force to address aggressive and impaired driving in Georgia. Originally, three officers from six counties and the City of College Park and the City of Atlanta came together to form a team of twenty-four officers to form H.E.A.T. Since this formation, the H.E.A.T. team has continued to grow with agencies being added across the state each month.

THE GOALS

* Reduce the number of impaired driving crashes in Georgia by 10%.

* Enforce laws targeting Aggressive Driving around Georgia

 

WHAT IS H.E.A.T.?

H.E.A.T. is designed to educate the public and enforce laws related to impaired and aggressive driving. Each officer is armed with materials to educate Georgia citizens about our laws related to aggressive and impaired driving. Education and enforcement must go hand in hand if we are to be successful in reducing the number of crashes, fatalities and injuries on our highways.