Mark and Candy Priano made a presentation about Kristie's Law to about 50 officers and a few driving simulator vendors Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Burlingame, CA. San Jose Police Department Officer Rebecca Marquez extended the invitation for the Prianos to share, from a victim's perspective, the tragic results of a police pursuit that went horribly wrong.

The presentation touched on a number of topics covering pursuit practices. It included the efforts behind the proposed legislation known as Kristie's Law and why there is truly a need for restrictive pursuit policies in California. The presentation covered state news and policies about vehicular pursuits, tasers and firearms, as well as how police pursuit policy differs from other law enforcement policies.

Names of other innocent victims of police pursuits in California, including San Diego Police Officer Terry Bennett, were acknowledged as well. They showed 23 minutes of their 55-minute DVD, "Kristie's Law: Pursuing Justice." The DVD covered the reasons change to police pursuit practices is so desperately needed and national coverage of Kristie's death on the Fox Network show, "The Pulse," and The John Walsh Show.

The final portion of the presentation summarized the reasons why opposition to change exists within law enforcement circles.

The Prianos are extremely grateful for the opportunity to share such vital information with training officers from around the state. The officers listened attentively and respectfully and asked excellent questions following the presentation. The Prianos even had some one-on-one discussions with a few officers, providing them with more insight regarding pursuit from an officer's perspective.

In addition, a number of the officers requested copies of the DVD for use in their own jurisdictions. One of the key points discussed revolved around an increased need in the area of pursuit threat assessment training, focusing on classroom style "what-if" pursuit scenarios and the anticipated response actions to be contemplated. The key here is pre-pursuit planning.

In closing, as was the case with the Prianos' presentation to street officers in Sunnyvale, everyone benefited from the information the Prianos provided as innocent victims of pursuit and the feedback from the officers in regard to pursuit practices.