Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jose Ramirez has been named the winner of FHP's 2015 Hurd-Smith award.

Trooper Ramirez was honored by FHP and MADD during a ceremony July 24.

The Hurd-Smith award is given to the FHP trooper with the most DUI arrests in a single year. In 2014, Trooper Ramirez had 183 DUI arrests.  He is assigned to Troop D which covers six Central Florida Counties.

The award is named in honor of Trooper Kimberly A. Hurd who was killed by a drunk driver on July 16, 1992 and Trooper Robert G. Smith who was killed by a drunk driver on July 26, 1997.

Trooper Troop # of DUIs Year Awarded
Jose Ramirez D 183 2014
Anthony Palese C 193 2013
Jose Ramirez D 142 2012
Ronald J. Evans C 238 2011
Michael A. Hollis, Jr. C 203 2010
Ronald J. Evans C 187 2009
Terry Goswick C 190 2008
Jacob Vaughn D 139 2007
Richard A. Nardiello L 148 2006
Richard A. Nardiello L 211 2005
Ronald J. Evans C 300 2004
Anthony W. Palese C 236 2003
Richard A. Nardiello L 181 2002
James T. Blanchard C 208 2001
Leif E. Cardwell C 160 2000
David R. Brunner F 115 1999
Darryl T. Davis D 128 1998