SPD Increases Impaired Driving Enforcement During Holiday Season

Moun ki afiche 12 04--17

The Sevierville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to increase impaired-driving enforcement from December 13 - 31, surrounding the holiday season. The THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over nationwide mobilization.

SPD officers will be concentrating on DUI enforcement and conduct enhanced patrols during this period.

“The holiday season is a special time of the year for family and friends to gather in celebration,” said SPD Chief Don Myers. “A DUI arrest or worse, a serious crash, will negatively impact your life and those around you forever.”

Ogmantasyon mesaj leta ak nasyonal sou danje ki genyen nan kondwi sou bwè, makonnen ak ogmantasyon pòs kontwòl soubriete ak ranfòsman segondè vizibilite, vize drastikman redwi kantite aksidan, blesi, ak moun ki mouri nan konduit tafyatè ane sa a.

“We ask all Tennesseans to please drive safely this holiday season,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “In December 2016, more than 500 traffic crashes statewide involved a drunk driver. Our state and local law enforcement partners will be out in full force to secure Tennessee roadways. We want everyone to make it home safely, so please designate a sober driver.”

Konsekans yon sèl kondanasyon DUI pou yon premye delenkan nan eta Tennessee ka gen ladan amann ki koute chè, frè tribinal, frè legal, tan nan prizon, tretman obligatwa pou dwòg ak alkòl, ak/oswa enstalasyon yon aparèy ignisyon anklanche nan li. / machin li.

THSO bay finansman sibvansyon pou sipòte efò SPD pou ranfòsman ogmante pandan kanpay fèt Booze It and Lose It. Pou plis enfòmasyon sou THSO, tanpri vizite www.tntrafficsafety.org.