FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 22, 2023
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE JOINS KENTUCKY FOR “HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER”
NASHVILLE – On Friday, May 26, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join the Kentucky State Police (KSP), Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), Montgomery County, the City of Clarksville, and local traffic safety partners for a press event to kick off “Hands Across the Border.” Speakers will announce upcoming multi-jurisdictional enforcement efforts and share safety tips to prevent traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Following the press event, there will be a static display of THSO-funded equipment used for the campaign.
WHAT: “Hands Across the Border” Press Event
WHEN: Friday, May 26, 2023
10 a.m. CST
WHERE: Austin Peay State University (APSU) – Fortera Stadium
601 College Street, Clarksville, TN 37040
Enter the building from the West (home) side of the stadium through the glass doors. APSU representatives will escort attendees upstairs to the press area.
SPEAKERS: Director Buddy Lewis, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Captain Chris Dye, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Mayor Wes Golden, Montgomery County
Mayor Joe Pitts, City of Clarksville
Sheriff John Fuson, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Chief David Crockrell, Clarksville Police Department
District Attorney General Robert J. Nash, Tennessee Judicial District 19
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.