FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 17, 2017
Contact: Arriale Tabson
Mobile: 615-767-3242
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Launches SAFE Campaign in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA – On February 22, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will be joined by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chattanooga Police Department for a press event at the Chattanooga Convention Center to promote the THSO’s Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) campaign, which runs from February 1, 2017 to August 1, 2017.
In 2015, Tennessee’s average seatbelt usage rate was 86.23 percent. Last year, the state achieved a record usage rate of 88.95 percent. In 2017, the THSO is striving to achieve 91 percent or higher. This year will be the fourth year that the THSO has sponsored the SAFE campaign. Press event details are listed below. For more information, please contact Arriale Tabson at arriale.tabson@tn.gov.
WHAT: Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) Campaign Press Event
WHEN: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
2 p.m. ET
WHERE: Chattanooga Convention Center
1150 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
SPEAKERS: Fred Sherrill, Cumberland Region Law Enforcement Liaison for the THSO
Lt. John Harmon, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Capt. Charles Lowery, Jr., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Daniel Marlow, Bradley County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Austin Garrett, Chattanooga Police Department
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