KNOXVILLE – On Friday, March 24, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office will join the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Roane County Sheriff’s Office, and other public safety partners for a press event to address the recent increase in traffic fatalities. According to Tennessee’s Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), there were 20 total traffic fatalities in Morgan and Roane counties last year. There were 11 total traffic fatalities in Morgan and Roane counties in 2021. Contributing factors include different forms of driver error that could be prevented with safe driving habits. Common issues include speeding, excessive tailgating, reckless driving, distractions, and more. Speakers will offer traffic safety tips and announce upcoming enforcement efforts to prevent future crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
WHAT: Safe Driving Press Event
WHEN: Friday, March 24, 2023, at 1 p.m. EST
WHERE: Flag Park
W. Tri County Blvd, Oliver Springs, TN 37840
SPEAKERS: Director Buddy Lewis, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Trooper Clint McKissack, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Sheriff Jack Stockton, Roane County Sheriff’s Office
General Russell Johnson, Tennessee Judicial District 9
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