FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 2026
CONTACT: ARRIALE TABSON
Mobile: 615-767-3242
Arriale.Tabson@tn.gov
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE REMINDS CITIZENS THAT "FANS DON'T LET FANS DRIVE DRUNK"
Guest Speaker April Cody Advocates Against Drunk Driving with Personal Impact Story
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Friday, February 6, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, are partnering with the Tennessee Titans, the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association (TSA), and the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) for a press event to remind citizens that “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk,” ahead of Super Bowl weekend. This year’s event will feature April Cody, the mother of 30-year-old Andre’ Hunter who was tragically killed by a drunk driver in Clarksville on January 21, 2023.
WHAT: "Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk" Press Event
WHEN: Friday, February 3, 2026
10 a.m. CST
WHERE: Nissan Stadium
1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213
SPEAKERS: Buddy Lewis – Tennessee Highway Safety Office
Lt. Colonel Michael McAlister, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin, Representative of TSA
Lenoir City Director of Public Safety Don White, President of TACP
April Cody, Guest Impact Speaker
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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.