(Submitted: Cpt. Brian Eckelson – Administrative Captain/Public Information Officer, Crossville Police Department)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Crossville, TN – The Crossville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign from August 16 to September 4, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. This initiative coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization to increase impaired-driving enforcement nationwide.
Increased patrols, targeting impaired driving, will be conducted throughout the City of Crossville. “We take highway safety seriously.” Said Crossville Police Chief Jessie Brooks. “With safety in mind, our officers will be out looking to take impaired drivers off of our roads.”
Increased state and national messaging about the dangers of drunk driving, coupled with increased sobriety checkpoints and high visibility enforcement, aim to drastically reduce the number of drunk-driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities this year.
The consequences of a single DUI conviction for a first-time offender in the state of Tennessee may include costly fines, court costs, legal fees, jail time, mandatory drug and alcohol treatment, and/or the installation of an ignition interlock device in his/her vehicle.
The THSO provides grant funding to support the Crossville Police Department increased enforcement efforts during the “Booze It and Lose It” campaign. For more information about the THSO, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.
