FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) – A Prestonsburg City Policeman has been honored for his extraordinary efforts to protect motorist from impaired drivers.

Patrolman Christopher Allen was among nearly 200 state and local law enforcement officers honored Wednesday during the Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Awards, held at the Campbell House in Lexington.

Awards were presented to those with the most impaired driving arrests in each agency and in each division from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024. 

Other local officers included Trooper Nicholas Taylor from KSP Post 9 in Pikeville and Pikeville City Policeman Zach Bowens.

According to the KY Office of Highway Safety, last year in Kentucky there were 4,324 total crashes involving an impaired driver, resulting in 2,085 injuries and 181 deaths.