Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
The Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) is a current prosecutor who offers training, education, and technical assistance
to traffic crimes prosecutors and law enforcement throughout Utah, with a particular focus on impaired driving cases. The
TSRP promotes a unified, multidisciplinary approach to prosecuting traffic crimes like impaired driving, distracted driving,
vehicular homicide, and related safety concerns. The TSRP collaborates with various agencies, including prosecutors,
law enforcement, courts and judges, the toxicology lab, medical examiners, the Utah Highway Safety Office, victim advocates,
community groups, the Utah Legislature, and other various other state commissions and committees. The TSRP also regularly
interfaces with national groups such as other state TSRPs, the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators (NAPC),
the National District Attorneys Association’s National Traffic Law Center (NTLC), and the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), to provide valuable support to prosecutors and law enforcement in a continuing effort
to save lives on Utah’s roadways.
TSRP - Tyson Skeen
Tyson Skeen was selected as Utah’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) in
January 2016. As Utah’s TSRP he is a subject matter expert in impaired driving issues and cases and has
provided technical assistance in thousands of situations across the state. He instructs prosecutors,
law enforcement, judges, and other traffic safety partners in impaired driving topics with the goal
to reduce impaired driving and save lives. Tyson began his legal career with a short stint as a defense
attorney before becoming a prosecutor, which was the only job he ever really wanted. Prior to becoming
Utah’s TSRP, Tyson prosecuted for Salt Lake City and the City of West Jordan and is passionate about
this work. When not instructing or helping with impaired driving issues, you can likely find Tyson with
his family outdoors fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, or doing anything else that allows him to
breathe in that therapeutic mountain air.
