HUMBOLDT POLICE DEPARTMENT INCREASES IMPAIRED-DRIVING ENFORCEMENT DURING
HOLIDAY SEASON
Humboldt, Tennessee – Humboldt Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway
Safety Office (THSO) to increase impaired-driving enforcement from December 14, 2018, to
January 1, 2019, surrounding the holiday season. The THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose It
campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over nationwide mobilization.
The Humboldt Police Department will have extra officers scheduled as part of a program to get
Impaired Drivers off of out roadways. There will also be an increase on our normal bar checks
to ensure everyone has a happy and safe holiday.
The Humboldt Police Department wants everyone to have a safe and happy holiday and our
roads and streets to be safe for your families and our families to travel on.
Increased state and national messaging about the dangers of drunk driving, coupled with
increased sobriety checkpoints and high visibility enforcement, aim to drastically reduce the
number of drunk-driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities this year.
“We ask all Tennesseans to please drive safely this holiday season,” said THSO Director Vic
Donoho. “Our state and local law enforcement partners will be out in full force to secure
Tennessee roadways. We want everyone to make it home safely, so please designate a sober
driver.”
The consequences of a single DUI conviction for a first-time offender in the state of Tennessee
may include costly fines, court costs, legal fees, jail time, mandatory drug and alcohol
treatment, and/or the installation of an ignition interlock device in his/her vehicle.
The THSO provides grant funding to support the Humboldt Police Department’s increased
enforcement efforts during the Booze It and Lose It holiday campaign. For more information
about the THSO, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.