CITY OF JOHNSON CITY
JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
Prepared By: | MPOII Allan Rutledge | Date: | 05/20/15 | Time: | 9:00am |
Subject: | DUI Enforcement Patrols | Approved By: | Chief Mark Sirois |
The Johnson City Police Department will be placing additional officers on the streets this Memorial Day weekend (May 22-25, 2015) on the lookout for impaired drivers. These high visibility patrols will be conducted in partnership with the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. The GHSO is providing grant overtime funding for Johnson City officers to conduct these DUI enforcement patrols aimed at removing impaired drivers from the road during this busy holiday weekend.
The Johnson City Police Department reminds everyone that buzzed driving is drunk driving. Getting behind the wheel after even just one too many drinks can lead to disaster. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, five motorists were killed in traffic crashes on Tennessee roadways during the 2014 Memorial Day holiday weekend. None of these deaths occurred in Johnson City. During the same weekend, the Johnson City Police Department arrested three drivers suspected of driving under the influence. This was a marked improvement from the 10 arrests made during the same holiday weekend in 2013. Although Tennessee’s legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is .08, even a slight alcoholic “buzz” that’s well below legal limits can be unsafe for drivers and lead to their arrest for impaired driving.
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