From Roadside to Courtroom: How Oral Fluid Testing Can Strengthen the Drugged Driving Case

Rob Duckworth, Regional Manager and Oral Fluid Programs Specialist, Intoximeters, Inc.

Rob Duckworth is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in traffic safety, emergency management, and law enforcement. Currently serving as Regional Manager and Oral Fluid Programs Specialist at Intoximeters, Rob focuses on enhancing safety against alcohol and drug impairment in transportation and workplaces. As a Performance Improvement Specialist at RISC and former Director of Transportation Safety Programs and Solutions at HAAS Alert, Rob leveraged expertise in public safety and traffic incident management to improve safety initiatives. Previous roles include Statewide DRE Program Coordinator and Director of Traffic Safety at the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, where Rob ensured compliance with federal regulations, and leadership positions in Decatur County, which included starting the county's first School Resource Officer Program and managing emergency responses to natural disasters. Rob's career also includes a foundational role as a paramedic and deputy sheriff, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to community safety and emergency preparedness.

Jenny True Reed, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, Kentucky Unified Prosecutorial System

Ms. Reed is a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor through the Kentucky Unified Prosecutorial System.  In this role, she provides training and technical assistance on traffic related issues to both prosecutors and law enforcement officers throughout the state.   Prior to joining the Kentucky TSRP Program, Ms. Reed was a legal instructor at the Department of Criminal Justice Training in Richmond, Kentucky, a position she began in April of 2017.  As a legal instructor, she educated law enforcement recruits, telecommunication operators, court security officers and veteran law enforcement officers on a variety of state and federal laws.  Ms. Reed also previously served as the Executive Director of Natalie’s Sisters, a non-profit serving sexually exploited and trafficked women in Lexington, Kentucky.  She currently sits on the board of directors of the organization and serves as its vice-president.

The majority of Ms. Reed’s career has involved criminal prosecution.  For fifteen years she served as an assistant county attorney with the Fayette County Attorney’s Office.  During that time, she focused on the prosecution of misdemeanor offenses, including impaired driving cases, misdemeanor assaults, and juvenile crimes.  She also had the privilege to serve as a Special Assistant United States Attorney as the result of a cooperative agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Fayette County Attorney’s Office.  While in this position, she focused on the vertical prosecution of crimes under the Project Safe Neighborhood initiative.

Ms. Reed is a 1995 graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 1998 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Moderator: Susan Glass, Staff Attorney, National Traffic Law Center

Susan Glass is a staff attorney with the National District Attorneys Association’s National Traffic Law Center.  Prior to joining NTLC, she served as the Deputy Director of the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services and also served as one of the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors for the state.  Before joining the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, Susan served as a law clerk for the Honorable Edwin Smith of the Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District, as an Assistant Attorney General in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, and as legal counsel for the Missouri Department of Corrections.  Susan is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.