To help ensure a safe Labor Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is increasing enforcement through Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 5:59 a.m. and encourages everyone to make safe choices on Tennessee’s roadways.
During the 2022 Labor Day holiday, 13 people were killed in fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways and alcohol was involved in 5 of the fatalities.
Preliminary figures indicate there have been 2,979 crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers in Tennessee in the first six months of 2023.
So far this year, 263 people, who were not wearing their seat belts, were killed on Tennessee roadways. Because seat belt usage has been proven to save lives, the THP vigorously enforces Tennessee’s seat belt law. The THP has already issued 19,268 citations to individuals not wearing seat belts this year.