Trooper, a Marion native, honored for DUI stops

Pictured with Trooper Hamby (center) is Kentucky Office
of Highway Safety Director Bill Bell (left) and Kentucky
State Police Commissioner Rodney Brewer.

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety recently held its annual Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards ceremony in Lexington and honored a Crittenden County native for his enforcement of DUI laws. 

The event, which took place on Dec. 8, honored 201 officers from 185 law enforcement agencies from across the Commonwealth. Kentucky State Police trooper Cory Hamby of Trigg County was awarded for being the impaired driving enforcement leader for Kentucky State Police Post 1 in Mayfield. Trooper  Hamby was awarded for making 69 impaired driving arrests from Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011. 

Trooper Hamby has been employed by KSP since 2010 and is a native of Marion.