FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2026
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
Media Advisory
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE LAUNCHES "NO NEED TO SPEED ON 25E AND HWY 33" CAMPAIGN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Monday, May 18, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, are partnering with Tazewell Police Department and New Tazewell Police Department to announce the "No Need to Speed on 25E and Hwy 33" campaign. During the event, agencies will raise awareness for the upcoming multijurisdictional DUI checkpoint scheduled for Friday, May 22, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Tazewell. Increased traffic enforcement will continue from May 22 to May 24 along the entire route of State Highway 25E and Hwy 33 which runs from the Tennessee/Kentucky state line to Knoxville. This increased enforcement will involve the first and fifth districts of THP, as well as local law enforcement agencies located along this route.
WHAT: "No Need to Speed on 25E and Hwy 33" Press Event
WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2026, 11 a.m. ET
WHERE: Tazewell Police Department
1754 North Broad Street, Tazewell, TN 37879
SPEAKERS: Armando Fontes – Law Enforcement Liaison, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Captain Kevin Kimbrough – Tennessee Highway Patrol
Jeremy Myers – Chief, Tazewell Police Department
Gary Ruszkowski – Chief, New Tazewell Police Department
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The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.
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.