Officer Alan Kitzens simply wants to keep roads safe for citizens.
And his efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Chief Ernest Combs of the City of the Village of Clarkston Police Department has nominated Kitzens for the M.A.D.D (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Lifesaving Award.
Each department in the state of Michigan nominates one officer annually based on that officer’s dedication to ridding the roads of intoxicated drivers.
Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 1, the Clarkston Police Department has arrested 13 drunk drivers, with Kitzens responsible for half of those arrests.
This will be Kitzens’ second M.A.D.D Lifesaving Award. He also won one, about 10 years ago, when he was with the Royal Oak Township Police Department, where he was employed for 13 years.
Kitzens, who has been with the Clarkston department for the last four years, said he’s so focused on drunk driving because, “it falls in line with traffic safety.”
Since coming to Clarkston, Combs has focused drunk driving arrests.
“It’s nice to work with a chief who’s big thing is alcohol enforcement,” Kitzens said. “It reinforces our commitment to protect the Village of Clarkston.”