The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reminds motorists to buckle up and drive sober during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. State troopers will utilize traffic safety enforcement tools including saturation patrols and sobriety and seat belt checkpoints, to help reduce serious injury and fatal crashes during the holiday weekend. The St. Patrick’s Day holiday enforcement period starts at midnight, Saturday, March 17, and ends on March 18 at 11:59 p.m.
THP Colonel Tracy Trott said THP enforcement efforts will focus on traffic violations that are hazardous, such as reckless driving and driving under the influence.
During last year’s St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, the THP made 103 impaired driving arrests statewide. Seven people died in traffic crashes during the holiday period. Four of those fatalities were alcohol related.
THP St Patrick's Day Enforcement
Mar 16, 2018 | 5:00 AM