DUII Trainer of the year
2022 DUII Trainer of the year
Sergeant Ben Drongesen, Benton County Sheriff’s Office
Ben Drongesen has been with his agency his entire career, starting as a Reserve Deputy in 2002, then a full-time Deputy Sheriff in 2005, and most recently promoting to Sergeant in 2015. He has also been a part-time instructor for DPSST since 2005.
In 2013 Ben became a DRE, and in 2014 an SFST Instructor. He became a DRE Instructor in 2017. He has been very active as an SFST and DRE Instructor, and has become a training resource for many agencies.
In 2022 our award winner yet again taught an amazing number of classes, not only because he is in high demand as an excellent instructor, but also because of his passion to remove impaired drivers from Oregon’s roads. The classes he taught this year include:
| SFST Training | 2 classes | 22 hours |
| Intoxilyzer 8000 | 3 classes | 18 hours |
| SFST Refresher | 2 classes | 8 hours |
| ARIDE | 2 classes | 32 hours |
| SFST IDC | 1 class | 40 hours |
| DID | 1 class | 8 hours |
| Wet lab | 1 class | 2 hours |
| DRE Instructor | 1 class | 24 hours |
| DRE School | 1 class | 24 hours |
| TOTAL | 12 classes | 156 hours |
To our knowledge, no other Law Enforcement officer in our state has taught more classes or had a bigger impact on impaired driving training in our state than this deputy did in 2022.
Based on the number of classes taught, the high quality of information and instruction, and his eagerness to share his knowledge and skills to help other officers deter impaired drivers, the Task Force is pleased to honor Sgt. Ben Drongesen of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office as this year’s DUII Trainer of the Year.