Choya Hawn comes to the Introtech team with over 26 years of experience as a field trooper and crash investigator with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. After completion of his basic training at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy he was commissioned as a Trooper in January 1978. He served at the Swanton, Castalia/Milan, and Sandusky posts of the State Highway Patrol until his retirement from the Milan Post on the Ohio Turnpike in May of 2004. During his career he was called upon to investigate or assist other investigators with the most serious and complicated crashes in North Central Ohio. His training in formal crash reconstruction includes but is not limited to:
- Basic Police Officer Training, Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy
- Post-Graduate and Technical Crash Investigation training from the Ohio Highway Patrol
- Reconstruction Training from The University of North Florida (IPTM)
- Watercraft Crash Investigation and Incident Reconstruction from Introtech
Mr. Hawn also has associate degrees from Terra Community College in Fremont, Ohio in both Law Enforcement and Police Administration. Since 1986, he has also worked as an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) certified police instructor. He has taught Accident Investigation and has additional certifications for teaching both Defensive/Pursuit Driving and Firearms.
Mr. Hawn has participated in competitive shooting sports throughout his career, and is an accomplished marksman. He has attended numerous weapons training courses and is also experienced at ammunition reloading. He was one of a six member weapon search and selection committee responsible for the testing and selection of a new service weapon for the Ohio Highway Patrol in 1997. Mr. Hawn brings yet another dimension to Introtech with his training and experience in shooting, firearms, ballistics, and use of force.
He is a member of the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS), International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI), the National Rifle Association (NRA), and is the Past State Treasurer of the Ohio Troopers Coalition.
You can contact Mr. Hawn directly at CHawn@IntrotechCrash.com