Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jose Ramirez has been named the winner of FHP's 2015 Hurd-Smith award.
Trooper Ramirez was honored by FHP and MADD during a ceremony July 24.
The Hurd-Smith award is given to the FHP trooper with the most DUI arrests in a single year. In 2014, Trooper Ramirez had 183 DUI arrests. He is assigned to Troop D which covers six Central Florida Counties.
The award is named in honor of Trooper Kimberly A. Hurd who was killed by a drunk driver on July 16, 1992 and Trooper Robert G. Smith who was killed by a drunk driver on July 26, 1997.
Trooper | Troop | # of DUIs | Year Awarded |
---|---|---|---|
Jose Ramirez | D | 183 | 2014 |
Anthony Palese | C | 193 | 2013 |
Jose Ramirez | D | 142 | 2012 |
Ronald J. Evans | C | 238 | 2011 |
Michael A. Hollis, Jr. | C | 203 | 2010 |
Ronald J. Evans | C | 187 | 2009 |
Terry Goswick | C | 190 | 2008 |
Jacob Vaughn | D | 139 | 2007 |
Richard A. Nardiello | L | 148 | 2006 |
Richard A. Nardiello | L | 211 | 2005 |
Ronald J. Evans | C | 300 | 2004 |
Anthony W. Palese | C | 236 | 2003 |
Richard A. Nardiello | L | 181 | 2002 |
James T. Blanchard | C | 208 | 2001 |
Leif E. Cardwell | C | 160 | 2000 |
David R. Brunner | F | 115 | 1999 |
Darryl T. Davis | D | 128 | 1998 |