Department of Safety and Homeland Security to Issue New Driver Licenses, ID Cards

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NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons on Tuesday announced the state will soon issue new and improved driver licenses and identification cards. The new license and its updated security features will help combat document fraud and protect the identities of Tennesseans by using the latest credentialing technology. This is the … Read more

THP Urges Motorists to Act Responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day

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Nashville— More than 50 sobriety and driver license checkpoints are planned across the state, as the Tennessee Highway Patrol steps up enforcement efforts for the 2011 St. Patrick’s Day holiday period beginning at midnight, Wednesday, March 16th through 11:59 p.m., Thursday March 17th.   read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety

Eight Million Californians Say ‘Yes!’ to Organ and Tissue Donation

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Donate Life California (DLC) announced today that more than eight million Californians have now registered as organ and tissue donors through the state’s Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry, a 33 percent increase in only 12 months (March 2010 – March 2011). In 2010, an … Read more

THP Searches for Suspect in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Fatality

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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s assistance in solving an apparent hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Giles County. Investigators assigned to THP’s Critical Incident Response Team (C.I.R.T.) and Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.) are attempting to locate the vehicle and driver connected to the incident on Cates Road in Pulaski, Tenn., on February … Read more