FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 1, 2018
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE LAUNCHES OPERATION INCOGNITO
Fourth Statewide Distracted Driving Enforcement Initiative Saturates Tennessee
TENNESSEE – On November 13, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join various state and local partners to launch Operation Incognito (OI) statewide. The OI campaign was developed this year to evolve Tennessee’s fourth statewide distracted driving enforcement initiative, known as “the bus tour.” OI will also promote National Traffic Incident Response Week, which occurs November 11 – 17.
“The primary focus of Operation Incognito is to reduce distracted driving, serious injury traffic crashes, and fatalities,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “A secondary focus will include saturations of high-risk construction and utility maintenance zones to increase awareness. Drivers are encouraged to protect roadway workers by staying focused and alert at all times.”
The launch of OI on November 13 will educate the public on the dangers of distracted driving and emphasize Tennessee’s “move over law.” Five press events have been scheduled statewide on November 13 to discuss the campaign. For more information, please see event details listed below or contact the appropriate Trooper as follows.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
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9:00 AM ET = Fall Branch (Kingsport Welcome Center, I-26 Eastbound, Kingsport, TN 37664)-
Lt. Rick Garrison, Richard.Garrison@tn.gov
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9:00 AM ET = Chattanooga (THP District 2 HQ, 4120 Cummings Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37419)-
Lt. John Harmon, John.W.Harmon@tn.gov
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9:00 AM CT = Nashville (THP District 3 HQ, 1603 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37217)-
Lt. Travis Plotzer, Travis.Plotzer@tn.gov
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9:30 AM CT = Memphis (THP District 4 HQ, 6348 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN 38134)-
Lt. William Futrell, William.Futrell@tn.gov
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1:00 PM ET = Knoxville (THP District 1 HQ, 7601 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919)-
Lt. Don Boshears, Don.Boshears@tn.gov
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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.
