NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced today that the decline in traffic fatalities continues as preliminary figures for the 2011 Fourth of July holiday period resulted in the lowest number of deaths since 1998 (8). Early estimates indicate seven people were killed in traffic crashes on Tennessee roadways during the … Read more
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol took home a pair of first place awards for traffic safety public service announcements (PSA’s) at the 2011 Uniformed Safety Education Officers Workshop (U.S.E.O.W.) held in Louisville, Ky., on June 5 through 9. The THP won in both the television and radio public service announcement categories. read more … Read more
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security are teaming up with law enforcement across the st read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety
NASHVILLE –- Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Tracy Trott on Thursday announced personnel changes to the Command Staff. read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott today announced the agency’s Critical Incident Response Team (C.I.R.T.) has completed the investigation into the May crash that killed Trooper Andy Wall. Trooper Wall, a member of the THP Motor Squad, died after a five-vehicle wreck on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Rutherford County. read more … Read more
NASHVILLE – For ten years, the Middle Tennessee city of Manchester in Coffee County has hosted one of the most popular live music events in the country – the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The festival is a four-day, multi-stage music festival held on a 700-acre farm. Thousands of read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety
NASHVILLE — In conjunction with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will once again participate in the world’s largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles – Operation Roadcheck 2011. This 72-hour roadside inspection will begin at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, June 7 until midnight, Thursday, June 9 across North America. The ultimate goal of … Read more
NASHVILLE – For ten years, the Middle Tennessee city of Manchester in Coffee County has hosted one of the most popular live music events in the country – the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The festival is a four-day, multi-stage music festival held on a 700-acre farm. Thousands of read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety
NASHVILLE — In conjunction with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will once again participate in the world’s largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles – Operation Roadcheck 2011. This 72-hour roadside inspection will begin at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, June 7 until midnight, Thursday, June 9 across North America. The ultimate goal of … Read more
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott today announced the agency’s Critical Incident Response Team (C.I.R.T.) has completed the investigation into the May crash that killed Trooper Andy Wall. Trooper Wall, a member of the THP Motor Squad, died after a five-vehicle wreck on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Rutherford County. read more … Read more