FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 22, 2023
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TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE JOINS GEORGIA FOR “HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER”
Law Enforcement Agencies Host Sobriety Checkpoint on May 26
CHATTANOOGA – On Friday, May 26, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), and local law enforcement agencies for “Hands Across the Border.” This multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint will take place on Rossville Boulevard at the TN/GA border. During the event, law enforcement will be checking for impaired drivers and other traffic violations. For more information, please contact THSO Law Enforcement Liaison Aaron Loden at aaron.loden@tn.gov.
WHAT: “Hands Across the Border” Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN: Friday, May 26, 2023
8 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Rossville Boulevard at the TN/GA border
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.