SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – Attorney General Mark Vargo, the Division of Criminal Investigation and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety’s Division of Highway Patrol in hail the re-opening of South Dakota’s Emergency Vehicle Operation Course in Pierre.
The EVOC course, which contains approximately 3.2 miles of roadway, built more than 20 years ago and fallen into disrepair, has been resurfaced at the cost of $2.4 million.
Every state certified law enforcement officer must undergo a 40-hour of training in emergency vehicle operation on the course.
The training provided at the course centers on driving skills as well as vehicle related police work such as traffic stops, spike strip deployment and pursuits.
Read the full release here.
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