Marion County Traffic Safety Team
The Marion County Traffic Safety Team was formed in 1996. This team consists of eight team members, and they use a variety of vehicles to conduct enforcement efforts. The Traffic Safety Team focuses primarily on the enforcement of violations that affect the safety of the driving public. The Marion County Traffic Safety Team receives several grants through the Oregon Department of Transportation for additional traffic enforcement specific to speed, distracted driving (cell phone use), seatbelt use, and DUII enforcement. In 2023, the Traffic Safety Team had a record year with 141 traffic stops conducted on motorists traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour in Marion County.
In addition to enforcement efforts, the Traffic Safety Team works closely with our Public Works Department to identify and assist with improvements to our County roadways to make our roads safer. This team also attends and assists with a number of community events throughout the year including parades, sporting events, and community and educational events.
The goal of the Marion County Traffic Safety Team is to reduce motor vehicle crashes through enforcement, education, and engineering.
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Marion County Inter-Agency Crash Team
The Marion County Inter-Agency Crash Team is a team made up of deputies and officers from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Keizer Police Department, and Woodburn Police Department. This team is responsible for the investigation of all fatal and serious injury motor vehicle crashes that may have a criminal element as a factor in the crash. This team responds to these crashes within Marion County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction, municipalities within Marion County when requested, and throughout the region and state when requested. Crash Team members collect evidence, diagram, measure, and reconstruct these crash scenes. Crash team members conduct vehicle inspections with the assistance of trained mechanics and complete data downloads from newer vehicles. In addition to these duties, Crash Team members respond to other series crime scenes to assist with diagramming those scenes and collecting evidence.
The members of the Marion County Inter-Agency Crash Team receive a significant amount of training and ongoing program development courses to maintain a high skill level. This training is very intensive and time consuming. This team is a member of the Willamette Valley Crash Group which includes Salem Police Department and Oregon State Police. This group, along with members from the District Attorney's Office, collaborates on best practices and new case law.
Discovery Requests
Discovery requests involving non-criminal matters on people cited to appear before the Marion County Justice Court may be made in writing to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office via email, fax, or US Mail. Requests for discovery must be made no less than 14 days before the trial date.
All discovery requests must contain the following information in order to be processed;
- Name, address, phone number and/or email address of the person requesting the discovery.
- Applicable citation number or case number.
- Name of the defendant, if different from requestor’s name.
- Specific list of documentation or data requested as discovery
Please note: The Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to charge reasonable fees for costs associated with research time, document preparation and mailing. You will be notified in writing by the Sheriff’s Office of those estimated costs/fees.
Emailed requests may be made at:
TrafficDiscoveryRequests@co.marion.or.us
Faxed requests may be made at: (503) 304-9809
Mailed requests may be made at:
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Records
PO Box 14500
Salem, OR 97309
If you have any questions, please contact us at (503) 304-9807 or
TrafficDiscoveryRequests@co.marion.or.us
