From today till Thursday, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will partner with local law enforcement for Tennessee’s third statewide bus tour to crack down on distractive driving. The initiative supports Tennessee’s mission to Drive to Zero a multi agency collaboration to decrease traffic fatalities statewide.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will provide multiple unmarked passenger vehicles to transport varrious local law enforcement partners. Officers riding inside the THP vehicles will communicate to ground units after observing traffic violations to initiate the execution of enforcement action.
“Distracted driving continues to threaten public safety” said Commissioner David W. Purkey of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. “This is a high priority issue our department takes very seriously. We are pleased to have grown this initiative to include additional agencies who share our mission to decrease distracted driving crashes in Tennessee.”
Cannon County residents are reminded to watch the various speed limits on the highways and through Woodbury and to always wear your seat belt.
