SPD Increases Impaired Driving Enforcement During Holiday Season

12-04-17

The Sevierville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to increase impaired-driving enforcement from December 13 - 31, surrounding the holiday season. The THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over nationwide mobilization.

SPD officers will be concentrating on DUI enforcement and conduct enhanced patrols during this period.

“The holiday season is a special time of the year for family and friends to gather in celebration,” said SPD Chief Don Myers. “A DUI arrest or worse, a serious crash, will negatively impact your life and those around you forever.”

Tá sé mar aidhm ag teachtaireachtaí stáit agus náisiúnta méadaithe faoi na contúirtí a bhaineann le tiomáint ar meisce, mar aon le seicphointí sobriety méadaithe agus forfheidhmiú ard-infheictheachta, líon na dtimpistí, na ngortuithe agus na mbásanna a bhaineann le tiomáint ar meisce a laghdú go suntasach i mbliana.

“We ask all Tennesseans to please drive safely this holiday season,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “In December 2016, more than 500 traffic crashes statewide involved a drunk driver. Our state and local law enforcement partners will be out in full force to secure Tennessee roadways. We want everyone to make it home safely, so please designate a sober driver.”

D’fhéadfadh go n-áireofaí ar na hiarmhairtí a bhaineann le ciontú DUI amháin do chiontóir céaduaire i stát Tennessee fíneálacha costasacha, costais chúirte, táillí dlí, am príosúin, cóireáil éigeantach drugaí agus alcóil, agus/nó suiteáil feiste idirghlasála adhainte ina chuid. /a feithicil.

Cuireann an THSO maoiniú deontais ar fáil chun tacú le hiarrachtaí forfheidhmithe méadaithe SPD le linn an fheachtais saoire Booze It and Lose It. Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoin THSO, tabhair cuairt le do thoil ar www.tnrafficsafety.org.