HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER EDWARD EASTMAN RECEIVED THE GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT, FOR THE DEPARTMENT, IN A CEREMONY HELD THURSDAY DECEMBER 8^TH IN LEXINGTON, KY.  OFFICER EASTMAN RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE APPREHENSION OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS.  REDUCING ALCOHOL-RELATED INJURY OR FATAL COLLISIONS AND PROVIDING SAFETY TO THE COMMUNITY IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.  OFFICER EASTMAN, ALONG WITH EACH OFFICER AT THE DEPARTMENT, IS COMMITTED TO REMOVING IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE ROAD BEFORE THEY SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.