Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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Wednesday, April 18, 2001 |
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Maj Wayne Hannah of FCSD honored for efforts to promote traffic safety here By JOHN
MUNFORD
Maj. Wayne Hannah of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department has been named the recipient of a prestigious national award for his efforts to promote traffic safety. Hannah, a 25-year veteran of the department, will receive the J. Stannard Baker Award for Traffic Safety at the National Sheriff's Association conference in June. He beat out 13 other candidates nominated by sheriffs across the country. In a letter nominating Hannah, Sheriff Randall Johnson said he could think of no single individual more deserving of this award than Hannah. "Major Hannah is committed to providing a safe environment for all those who drive and occupy motor vehicles in our community," Johnson wrote. "His dedication to duty and concern for our citizens and guests is evident in every aspect of his duty performance. Those deputies who serve with him share that same commitment." Hannah said he thought the award reflected well not just on him, but on the traffic enforcement division, the Sheriff's Department and citizens of Fayette County. "It's an honor, no doubt," Hannah said. Under Hannah's direction, the 11-member traffic enforcement division of the FCSD has achieved a 92 percent seat belt usage rate, the highest in all of Georgia. The state average seat belt usage rate is 68 percent. The traffic enforcement division doesn't just write speeding tickets and investigate accidents. They also follow up on traffic complaints from the public and participate in several operations designed to increase seat belt usage. Traffic deputies also conduct child safety seat inspections and educational programs such as defensive driving and the alcohol and drug awareness program that's taught at each high school in the county. Hannah himself is also an instructor in Operation Lifesaver's railroad grade crossing incident course, which focuses on traffic crashes that occur at railroad crossings. He also was one of the first Child Safety Seat Technicians in Georgia to be certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Hannah also played a role in obtaining a laser crash measurement system that reduced the time to investigate a major crash scene by several hours. This is not the first accolade for the FCSD's traffic enforcement division. Its efforts have garnered national and statewide recognition for efforts to promote traffic safety in Georgia. The J. Stannard Baker Award for Traffic Safety is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to traffic safety.
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