CITY OF JOHNSON CITY
JOHNSON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
Prepared By: | Heather Brack | Date: | 05/22/2020 | Time: | 2:00 pm |
Subject: | DUI Enforcement Patrols | Approved By: | Chief Karl Turner |
The Johnson City Police Department will be adding additional officers to Johnson City streets this upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. JCPD will be out this weekend, and all summer, saturating the roads looking for impaired or distracted driving and drivers not wearing their seat belts. The “100 Days of Summer” runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day and statistically shows an increase in traffic accidents, especially with teen drivers.
The goal of this increased presence and high visibility DUI enforcement is to keep impaired drivers off the road and encourage safe travel over this holiday weekend.
The JCPD’s DUI enforcement efforts have resulted in 23 DUI arrests over the last five Memorial Day holiday weekends. During that same time there were 28 injury accidents on Johnson City roadways including one fatality. Before celebrating Memorial Day this year, make a choice between drinking OR driving. If you choose to drink, designate a sober, reliable driver to get you home safely. If you’re planning on driving, commit to not drinking, wear a seatbelt, and put your cellphone down. The extra enforcement this weekend will be conducted through a partnership with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, which provides funding for the project.
Grant is funded by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.
