Ferris State University alumnus Shane Waskevich can still recall a tragic yet formative 2018 experience while on patrol.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department patrolman remembers a fatal crash that strengthened his resolve to keep people from driving under the influence, protecting themselves and other drivers.
“I witnessed a rollover that took the 16-year-old driver’s life that night,” said Waskevich, a Midland native and Ferris State School of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academy graduate. “It had an obvious and direct effect which has steeled me to do all I can to eliminate drunk driving through my work in enforcement and training.”
Recently, Waskevich repeated as Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Michigan Outstanding Officer of the Year, honored in June at the 2023 MADD Lifesavers Recognition Luncheon.
Waskevich joined the Mount Pleasant Police Department in 2019 and in 2020 completed his field training process with the department’
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