The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct a strict traffic safety enforcement campaign during the 2021 New Year?s Eve holiday period beginning Friday, December 31, at 6:00 p.m. and concluding Sunday, January 2, at 11:59 p.m. State troopers will perform traffic saturation patrols, seat belt, sobriety, and driver?s license checkpoints during the holiday. All of Tennessee?s 95 counties will have troopers working to ensure a safe holiday.
During last year?s New Year?s holiday period, nine people were killed in eight traffic crashes on Tennessee roadways. These crash fatalities included one motorcyclist, five passenger car occupants, and three pedestrians.
Over the 2020 New Year?s holiday period, State troopers arrested 104 individuals for alcohol-impaired driving.