Tennessee Highway Safety Office Explains “Knock at the Door,” Significance of Death Notification


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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Contact: Arriale Tabson

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Tennessee Highway Safety Office Explains “Knock at the Door,” Significance of Death Notification

TENNESSEE – Today, September 7, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) released video commentary called “Knock at the Door Discussed” to inform Tennesseans on the purpose of “Knock at the Door,” a recent public service announcement distributed by the THSO. This video commentary explains the significance of death notification and the need for change in driver behavior. 


According to the Tennessee Integrated Traffic Analysis Network (TITAN), there have been 692 traffic fatalities on Tennessee roadways in 2017. This time last year, that number was 682.

“Every traffic fatality means that a death notification will be delivered to a family who is not expecting to lose a loved one,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “In order to change driver behavior and prevent future fatalities, I believe it’s important to educate Tennesseans about death notification. We hope that if people understand the gravity of this, then they will choose to make better decisions behind the wheel.”


The “Knock at the Door Discussed” video commentary includes contributions from the following:

• Commissioner David W. Purkey, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security

• Director Vic Donoho, Tennessee Highway Safety Office

• Sheriff Terry Ashe (retired), Executive Director of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association

• Ransom Evans, main actor of “Knock at the Door” and former law enforcement officer


Click here to view the “Knock at the Door Discussed” video commentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgALanEkaoU


Click here to view the “Knock at the Door” public service announcement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtvVkaDxB30&feature=youtu.be

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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