FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 25, 2019
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Launches Operation Incognito
Fifth Statewide Distracted Driving Enforcement Initiative Saturates Tennessee
TENNESSEE – On Monday, April 8, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join various state and local partners to launch Operation Incognito (OI) statewide. The OI campaign was developed last year to evolve Tennessee’s statewide distracted driving enforcement and education initiative, known as “the bus tour.” OI will also promote National Work Zone Awareness Week, which occurs April 8 – 12.
“The primary focus of Operation Incognito is to reduce distracted driving, serious injury crashes, and fatalities,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “A secondary focus will promote awareness for high-risk construction zones across Tennessee. As distracted driving crashes continue to increase, the THSO and partners are committed to enhancing the motoring public’s safety through education and enforcement.”
The launch of OI 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 April 8 to discuss the campaign. For more information, please see details below or contact the appropriate law enforcement liaison as follows.
MONDAY, APRIL 8
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9 AM CT = Nashville (Metro Nashville Police Department, 1417 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217)
Chris Gilmore, 615-337-4273, Chris.Gilmore@tn.gov
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9 AM CT = Memphis (Memphis Police Department, 6850 Appling Farms Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38133)
Karla Lipford, 615-209-1912, Karla.Lipford@tn.gov
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10 AM ET = Chattanooga (White Lightning Harley-Davidson, 7720 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga, TN 37421)
Fred Sherrill, 423-421-3696, Fred.Sherrill@tn.gov
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10 AM ET = Knoxville (Knoxville Police Department, 800 Howard Baker Jr. Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37915)
Steve Dillard, 423-421-3443, Steve.Dillard@tn.gov
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1 PM CT = Jackson (Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 317 Denmark Jackson Rd., Denmark, TN 38391)
Karla Lipford, 615-209-1912, Karla.Lipford@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.
