FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2015
CONTACT:
Megan Buell
Lt. Bill Miller
Office #: 615-251-5131
MEDIA ADVISORY
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT of SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
Tennessee Highway Patrol to Announce to Announce Seat Belt Fine Increase and Holiday DUI Enforcement Initiative
NASHVILLE-- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will partner with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Governor's Highway Safety Office to announce the seat belt fine increase that will take effect January 1, 2016. The THP will also announce the DUI enforcement initiative that will take place across the state throughout the Holiday Season. The announcement will take place at the THP District Headquarters in Chattanooga on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
Your safety is our number one priority.....WE CARE!
WHO: Commissioner Bill Gibbons, Department of Safety & Homeland Security;
Colonel Tracy Trott, Tennessee Highway Patrol;
Director Kendell Poole, Governor's Highway Safety Office;
WHAT: Seat Belt Fine Increase Announcement and Holiday Traffic Safety Initiative
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. (EST)
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
WHERE: THP District Headquarters
4120 Cummings Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37419
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security's (www.TN.Gov/safety) mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.
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