FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2025
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ANNOUNCES HAMILTON COUNTY TRAAFIC TASK FORCE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On Monday, April 21, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will host a press event to announce the development of the Hamilton County Traffic Task Force to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities in Hamilton County. The task force, established early this year, held its first meeting in January to plan collaborative initiatives focused on combatting dangerous driving behaviors. Participating agencies of the Hamilton County Traffic Task Force include Tennessee Highway Patrol, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Chattanooga Police Department, Chattanooga Department of Transportation, Soddy-Daisy Police Department, East Ridge Police Department, Collegedale Police Department, Lookout Mountain Police Department, Signal Mountain Police Department, Redbank Police Department, and Tennessee Department of Transportation, with support from Erlanger Health System and the THSO. During the event, speakers will discuss upcoming efforts to increase traffic safety enforcement and spread awareness throughout Hamilton County.
WHAT: Hamilton County Traffic Task Force Press Event
WHEN: Monday, April 21, 2025
10 a.m. ET
WHERE: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office - Law Enforcement Operations Center
6125 Preservation Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416
SPEAKERS: Steve Dillard – Senior Law Enforcement Liaison, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Captain Patrick Turner, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Sheriff Austin Garrett, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Chief John Chambers, Chattanooga Police Department
Jessica Holladay – Nurse Director of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Erlanger Health System
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.
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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security advocating for traffic safety. The THSO works in tandem with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement statewide programs addressing occupant protection, impaired driving, speed enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and crash data collection and analysis. Programs administered by the THSO are 100 percent federally funded. The THSO’s mission is to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate these programs. To learn more, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.