Florida DMV – Florida Highway Patrol Encourages Giving the Gift of A Designated Driver this Holiday

Florida Highway Patrol Encourages Giving the Gift of A Designated Driver this Holiday by Linda Knight  ~ Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – During this holiday season, the Florida Highway Patrol joins law enforcement across the nation cracking down on impaired driving by sharing the message: Drive Sober or Get … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Encourages Back to School Safety

NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists to take extra traffic safety precautions as students return to school around the state. State Troopers will target traffic violators, specifically those who speed in school zones and pass stopped school buses, as well as raise awareness on school safety in Tennessee.   “Every motorist should … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Checkpoint Leads to Arrest of Fugitive, Seizure of Meth-Making Supplies

NASHVILLE — Tennessee state troopers today arrested two Florida men after they discovered one was a fugitive from justice and evidence of methamphetamine making supplies during a driver license checkpoint in Rhea County.   Lieutenant Daniel Ruskey and Trooper Pat Patterson stopped a pick-up truck during the scheduled checkpoint on State Hwy 68 at Shut … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Accepting Applications for Citizens’ Trooper Academy

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is now accepting applications for the fall session of its Citizens’ Trooper Academy. The first session is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 10, 2012. Sessions will run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. weekly. The 10-week academy, which consists of approximately 30 hours of training, is designed to … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Encourages Back to School Safety

NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Highway Patrol would like to remind motorists to take extra traffic safety precautions as students return to school around the state. State Troopers will target traffic violators, specifically those who speed in school zones and pass stopped school buses, as well as raise awareness on school safety in Tennessee.   “Every motorist should … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Releases Bonnaroo Enforcement Results

NASHVILLE — Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Chattanooga District indicate that State Troopers investigated 29 traffic crashes with zero fatalities during the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Coffee County from Wednesday, June 6 through Monday, June 11. Logging over 7,200 man-hours over six days, State troopers worked around-the-clock to ensure festival-goers … Read more