FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2025
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ANNOUNCES “100 DAYS OF SUMMER HEAT” CAMPAIGN
Tennessee Highway Patrol joins Local Law Enforcement to Increase Traffic Enforcement this Summer
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – On Tuesday, May 13, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol, divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, will host a press event with local law enforcement to announce “100 Days of Summer Heat.” The purpose of this campaign is to reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities across East Tennessee during the summer months. Participating agencies will collaborate for multi-jurisdictional initiatives, like sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, to increase drunk-driving enforcement and crack down on other dangerous driving behaviors. Increased enforcement will take place in Sullivan County, Johnson County, Claiborne County, Unicoi County, and other locations. During the press event, speakers will discuss traffic crash data and offer safety tips to help spread awareness and improve driver behavior.
WHAT: "100 Days of Summer Heat" Super Bowl Press Event
WHEN: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
1 p.m. EST
WHERE: Golden Corral
3104 Browns Mill Road, Johnson City, TN 37604
SPEAKERS: Director Buddy Lewis, Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Captain Kevin Kimbrough, Tennessee Highway Patrol
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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.