The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Highway Safety Office have announced the Tennessee Interstate Challenge traffic safety initiative.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, the THP is increasing patrols by placing troopers every 10-20 miles on all Tennessee interstates. The THP is issuing the friendly Tennessee Interstate Challenge by requesting every law enforcement agency have a strict tolerance for traffic violations in their areas of jurisdiction. To support local law enforcement partners, the THP will increase patrols on all secondary roadways across the state.
Over the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday, THP arrested 89 people for DUI and worked 511 crashes. Of these crashes 14 involved fatalities. Additionally, four pedestrians were killed. Troopers also investigated 36 crashes that were alcohol related, and also issued 469 seat belt citations and 2,575 speeding citations.
If you require assistance while on a Tennessee highway, please dial *847 (*THP) to be connected to a THP dispatcher.