SPD Increases Impaired Driving Enforcement During Holiday Season

Publicado 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.”

El aumento de los mensajes estatales y nacionales sobre los peligros de conducir en estado de ebriedad, junto con el aumento de los puntos de control de sobriedad y la aplicación de medidas de alta visibilidad, tienen como objetivo reducir drásticamente la cantidad de accidentes, lesiones y muertes por conductores en estado de ebriedad este año.

“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.”

Las consecuencias de una sola condena por DUI para un infractor por primera vez en el estado de Tennessee pueden incluir multas costosas, costos judiciales, honorarios legales, tiempo en prisión, tratamiento obligatorio por drogas y alcohol y/o la instalación de un dispositivo de bloqueo de encendido en su /su vehículo.

The THSO provides grant funding to support SPD’s increased enforcement efforts during the Booze It and Lose It holiday campaign. For more information about the THSO, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.