NEWS RELEASE: March 20, 2006
FROM: The Kansas Highway Patrol
CONTACT: LT John Eichkorn 785-296-6800
Trooper Edna R. Buttler
Patrol Superintendent Releases Annual Report
Colonel William Seck, Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, released the agency’s 2005 Annual Report on March 16, 2006. The report has been presented to Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the Kansas Legislature and is available to the public online at http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/.
The report describes the Patrol’s organizational structure and responsibilities, and features statistics and significant events throughout 2005. The report is divided into sections that highlight the Patrol’s seven field troops, the Kansas Turnpike, the KHP Training Academy, Capitol Police, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, Protective Services, Central Communications Center and Aircraft Operations. The report also features specialty units, such as the Motor Carrier Inspectors, Breath Alcohol Unit, Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Drug Recognition Experts, Special Response Team, K-9 teams, Public Resource Officers, the Honor Guard, the Fleet Management Program, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Operations. The 2005 Annual Report details how the Patrol assists other state, local and federal agencies.
“The annual report demonstrates the Patrol’s efforts to meet and exceed the expectations of our mission statement to provide Service, Courtesy and Protection to Kansas’ communities and citizens,” said Patrol Superintendent Col. William Seck. “I am proud of the Patrol’s accomplishments and the performances of the uniformed men and women and the civilian staff, and I look forward to another successful and productive year in 2006.”
Highlights in the 2005 Annual Report include:
- Decrease in number of fatalities statewide
- Increase in seat belt use
- Decrease in seat belt warnings
- Increase in seat belt citations
- Increase in child safety seat inspections and installations
- Increase in child safety seat citations