2015 Annual Report ONTARIO COUNTY STOP-DWI PROGRAM 1983-2015 Thirty-three years of reducing deaths and injuries caused by impaired driving.
2015 Annual Report
ONTARIO COUNTY
STOP-DWI PROGRAM
1983-2015
Thirty-three years of reducing
deaths and injuries caused
by impaired driving.
Row 1: Sergeant David Cirencione, Mary Beer, R. Michael Tantillo, Robert Green, Greg Bendzlowicz, Sue
Cirencione, Jeff Rougeux, Jason Maitland, Kevin Henderson. Row 2: Sergeant Jeff Keyser, Matt Hoose, Jeff
Harloff, Fran Duserick, Scott Goble, Wayne Houseman, Carl Belawske, James Harvey, Lieutenant Scott
Ferguson, Sergeant David Page, Probation Officer Kevin Case
(Missing members: George Herren, Richard McCaughey, Richard Onze, Ethel Peters and Robert Purple)
2015 ONTARIO COUNTY TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD
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Table of Contents
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STOP-DWI Overview 5
STOP-DWI Public Information and Education 6
STOP-DWI Training 8
Ignition Interlock Program 9
STOP-DWI Income and Fine Revenue 10
Ontario County Law Enforcement 12
NYS STOP-DWI Crackdown 15
Ontario County Probation 16
Ontario County District Attorney 17
2015 DWI/DWAI Arrest Statistics 18
2015 DWI/DWAI Crash Statistics 23
2015 DWI/DWAI Fatalities 25
STOP-DWI Awards 26
2015 Ontario County Traffic Safety Board
Mary Beer* Department of Health Director
Carl Belawske* ABATE Motorcycle Club Representative
Greg Bendzlowicz* Board of Supervisors
Brent Bowman Sergeant, NYSP Troop E, Canandaigua
Kevin Case* Senior Probation Officer/STOP-DWI Probation Officer
David Cirencione* Sergeant, Sheriff’s Department, STOP-DWI Liaison
Sue Cirencione STOP-DWI Administrator
Frank Duserick* Retired Naples Town Supervisor, Professor Alfred State University
Scott Ferguson* Lieutenant, Canandaigua Police Department
Robert Green* Board of Supervisors, Chairman of Public Safety Committee
M. Scott Goble* Transportation Supervisor, Canandaigua Schools
Jeffrey Harloff* Ontario County Emergency Manager
James Harvey* Retired County Court Judge and former District Attorney
Kevin Henderson* County Coroner, Retired Deputy Sheriff
George Herren* Retired Director, Real Property Motorcycle Safety Advocate, VICE CHAIRMAN
Matthew Hoose* Ontario County Clerk, DMV
Wayne Houseman* Town Councilman and former Town Supervisor, Town of Bristol, CHAIRMAN
Greg Kerrick NYS Department of Transportation Resident Engineer
Jeff Keyser* Sergeant, Geneva Police Department
Jason Maitland Director of Security, Finger Lakes Community College
Mary Mansfield Regional Transit Service
Richard McCaughey* Chaplain, Thompson Hospital, Board Member, Partnership of Ontario County
Richard Onze* Retired Teacher, Former Chair, Public Safety Committee
Ethel Peters* Retired Principal, Geneva Schools. Former Supervisor, Geneva
Robert Purple* Retired Resident Engineer, NYS Department of Transportation
Jeff Rougeux* Probation Director
R. Michael Tantillo* District Attorney
*Voting members.
The Ontario County Traffic Safety Board was established on May 29, 1971 by the Ontario County Board of
Supervisors pursuant to article forty-three, section sixteen hundred seventy two of the Vehicle and Traffic law of
the State of New York. The Traffic Safety Board provides oversight for the Ontario County STOP-DWI program
and is committed to its mission of traffic safety in Ontario County.
Thank you to all the members of the Traffic Safety Board for your dedication in making our highways safer for
all those who travel in Ontario County.
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ONTARIO COUNTY
STOP-DWI PROGRAM
2015 MISSION AND OVERVIEW
The STOP-DWI Program was created by the State Legislature in 1981 and stands for "Special Traffic Options
Program for Driving While Intoxicated". STOP-DWI is based on the philosophy that innovative local efforts are the
key to solving the drinking and impaired driving problem. The intention of the legislation creating the program was
to provide funding for the improvement and expansion of existing programs, and to develop new methods for the
evaluation of progress. STOP-DWI programs are funded entirely from fines paid by convicted impaired drivers, no
tax dollars are used.
The mission of STOP-DWI is to reduce the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol and/or other drug-related
crashes, to promote DWI prevention as a public priority, and to coordinate local efforts in law enforcement,
prosecution, probation, rehabilitation, public information, education and administration.
The emphasis of the Ontario County STOP-DWI Program is to coordinate as many deterrents as possible and to
provide comprehensive solutions based on the county’s needs. Since 1983, the Ontario County STOP-DWI
Program has been responsible for the development of local programs which educate the community of the dan-
gers of drinking and impaired driving. It is our desire to make Ontario County’s streets, roads and highways the
safest in the New York State.
CHECK US OUT!
www.co.ontario.ny.us/stopdwi
STOP-DWI PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS:
For a second year, the Ontario County STOP-DWI Program presented at the Ontario County Citizen’s Academy. 23
students later graduated (pictured at the Ontario County Court House).
FAIR (Server Training):
Thirteen F.A.I.R. (Fundamentals of Alcohol Intoxication Recognition) presentations were conducted throughout
2015 for various establishments that serve alcohol in Ontario County. F.A.I.R. training reviews the rules/laws
governing Alcoholic Beverage Control, Social Host laws, and the serving and selling of alcohol. Detection of fake
identification and acceptable identification in New York is also reviewed.
MEDIA:
During 2015, the Ontario County Traffic Safety Board partnered with the Ontario County STOP-DWI program and
focused on school bus safety. In late August, a public service announcement began broadcasting on Time Warner
stations along with a smart phone app that focused on school bus safety and awareness.
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UNDERAGE STINGS:
Underage stings were conducted during 2015 throughout Ontario County with assistance from the Ontario County
Sheriff’s Office, Geneva Police Department, New York State Police, State Liquor Authority, Department of Motor
Vehicles and the STOP-DWI program.
VICTIM IMPACT PROGRAMS:
During 2015, seven Victim Impact Panels were presented to 314 DWI offenders at the Ontario County Public Safety
Facility. Information and education was provided by the Ontario County Probation Department, District Attorney’s
office, Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, FLACRA, Celebrate Recovery, Herb Haven, Safe Harbors, and AA.
VICTIM IMPACT PANEL APPRECIATION DINNER:
The 2nd Annual Victim Impact Panel Appreciation Dinner was held on 12/03/15 at the Canandaigua Inn on the Lake.
33 volunteers and victim speakers attended. STOP-DWI is grateful to its 2015 DWI victim speakers Bo Jeffries,
Marianne Angelillo, Sarah Palermo (pictured below), and Mike Sheehe (pictured below) for their service to the On-
tario County Victim Impact Panel.
2015 1ST ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING:
During March, STOP-DWI hosted its 1st Annual Law Enforcement Training. The event was held at the
Canandaigua Inn on the Lake and was attended by over 120 law enforcement officers. Presenters included fea-
tured speaker Sheriff Michael Lewis of Wicomico, Maryland, Charles Rutherford, GTSC liaison, Ontario County
Sheriff Phil Povero, Neal McClelland, Ontario County District Attorney’s Office, STOP-DWI Administrator Sue
Cirencione, and Drug Recognition Experts Deputy Everett Roach (OCSO), Sgt. Todd Ford (OCSO) and Detective
Nathan Lawrence (CPD).
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IGNITION INTERLOCK PROGRAM
On October 1, 2014, the Ontario County STOP-DWI program became the Ignition Interlock Monitor for all one-year
Conditional Discharge ignition interlock eligible cases. During 2015, STOP received 304 cases. Of those cases, 177
installed an ignition interlock device in their vehicle for a 58.22% installation rate.
During 2015,138 violations were filed. 11 individuals were violated for failing to install an interlock device and 56
were violated for testing positive for alcohol. Of the violations filed, two individuals were resentenced to Probation
and one individual was resentenced to jail. In 2015, 16 individuals were arrested for operating a vehicle without an
Ignition Interlock as required by law.
The STOP-DWI program was reimbursed $22,950.00 from New York State ($135/per IID case).
2015 STOP-DWI BUDGET AND REVENUE
The Ontario County STOP-DWI program is funded entirely from fines paid by convicted impaired
drivers, no tax payer dollars are used. In 2015, the STOP-DWI budget was $330,573.00.
ONTARIO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Ontario County DWI/DWAI arrests totaled 499 in 2015 with arrests made by the Geneva Police Department, Canandaigua Police Department, New York State Police, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office and the Phelps Police Department. Ontario County Law Enforcement agencies received $30,800 from the STOP-DWI program for their use in DWI enforcement. ONTARIO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: In 2015, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office had a total of 277 DWI/DWAI arrests which accounted for 55.51% of all DWI/DWAI arrests in Ontario County. Of the 277 arrests, 58 (21%) were involved in a motor vehicle crash.
CANANDAIGUA POLICE DEPARTMENT:
In 2015 the Canandaigua Police Department had a total of 74 DWI/DWAI arrests which accounted for 14.83% of all
DWI/DWAI arrests in Ontario County. Of the 74 arrests, 12 (16.22%) were involved in a motor vehicle crash.
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GENEVA POLICE DEPARTMENT:
In 2015, the Geneva Police Department had a total of 52 DWI/DWAI arrests which accounted for 10.42% of all DWI/
DWAI arrests in Ontario County. Of the 52 arrests, ten(19.23%) were involved in a motor vehicle crash.
NEW YORK STATE POLICE:
In 2015, the New York State Police had a total of 94 DWI/DWAI arrests which accounted for 18.84% of all DWI/
DWAI crashes in Ontario County. Of the 94 arrests, five were made on the NYS Thruway. There were 19 arrests
where a crash was involved (21.21%).
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NYS STOP-DWI ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWNS
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Canandaigua and Geneva Police Departments participated in
the New York State STOP-DWI Enforcement Crackdown Grant in 2015. The grant was funded through the NYS
STOP-DWI Foundation.
254 hours of saturated patrols and roadblocks were conducted yielding 12 DWI/DWAI arrests during holiday
periods including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Years, Super Bowl, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th
of July and Labor Day. Five criminal arrests were made and 105 vehicle and traffic tickets were issued. The grant
reimbursed Ontario County $11,503.63.
ONTARIO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT
The Ontario County Probation Department received $76,171 from STOP-DWI in 2015 to fund a Senior Probation
Officer position as well as 30% of a Human Service Worker for assistance with the collection of DWI fines.
Senior Probation Officer Kevin Case is currently the STOP-DWI Probation Officer whose duties include monitoring
compliance with court ordered conditions of Probation for those convicted of DWI/DWAI. Officer Case also
supervises “Operation Nightwatch” which pairs Probation Officers with Sheriff’s Deputies as they conduct
surveillance, make home visits and check bars for Probationers in violation of their Probation conditions.
The Ontario County Probation Department completed 186 Pre-Sentence Investigations in 2015 on individuals
charged with DWI/DWAI. 154 individuals were sentenced to Probation in 2015 after pleading guilty to DWI/DWAI.
The Probation Department also collected fine money related to DWI offenses including alcohol related AUO 1st and
2nd, DWAI 1st and 2nd offense, DWI 1st and 2nd offense, Aggravated DWI 1st offense, Driving While Impaired by Drugs
or Combined 1st offense, and Operating a Commercial Vehicle While Intoxicated 1st offense. During 2015, the Pro-
bation Department collected $118,619.13. Fine money directly funds STOP-DWI programs.
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ONTARIO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
STOP-DWI funded the Ontario County District Attorney’s Office with $95,000.00 for the prosecution services of
two DWI Assistant District Attorneys.
On January 30, 2015, Assistant District Attorney Neal McClelland retired after over 30 years of service. In April of
2015, ADA McClelland (pictured below) was awarded the MADD Lifetime Achievement Award at a luncheon held
at Mallozzi’s Restaurant in Schenectady, NY.
In July of 2015, the Ontario County District Attorney’s Office learned that they had once again ranked #1 in DWI
convictions in New York State with a conviction percentage of 92.02% for the 2014 calendar year.
Shortly after ADA McClelland’s retirement, Assistant District Attorney Zachary Maurer
(pictured above) was hired to fill Neal McClelland’s shoes. Both ADA Maurer and ADA
Chris Eaggleston work tirelessly prosecuting DWI ‘s in Ontario County.
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2015 DWI/DWAI FATALITIES
During 2015, 16 people lost their lives in fatal car crashes. Six of those individuals were killed as the result of an
impaired driver. Four of the six were driving under the influence of alcohol (two were operating motorcycles). Two
of the six killed were passengers in a vehicle where the operator was under the influence of alcohol.
STOP-DWI AWARDS
In 2015, STOP-DWI recognized law enforcement personnel in Ontario County for their efforts in the fight
against impaired driving.
Pictured: Row 1: Skyler Miller, GPD; Chris
Reynolds, CPD; Jeff Potter, GPD.
Row 2: Ginny Gumaer-Muller, Probation;
Trooper Ben Kauder, NYSP.
Row 3: Deputy Steve Swarthout, OCSO;
Deputy John Torlish, OCSO
Row 4: DWI Officer of the Year: Deputy
Everett Roach, OCSO