THP hoping saturation will reduce deadly crashes during Fourth of July
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NORTH JACKSON — Expect to see more troopers on the road during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a high-visibility enforcement campaign during this year’s 102-hour holiday period. In 2013, 19 people were killed in 15 fatal crashes in Tennessee holiday period. Of the 19 traffic fatalities last year, five were alcohol-related and 13 were not wearing safety restraints, including one child passenger. One (ATV) rider also died during the holiday period. The safety effort begins at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and ends at midnight on Sunday. Troopers will set up sobriety and seat belt checkpoints, saturation patrols, and “no refusal” enforcement, in an effort to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways.
