MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR RELEASE
JULY 08, 2004
For more information:
Jim Shuler, GOHS Public Affairs
404-656-6996 or 888-420-0767
ATTENTION: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS & REPORTERS
Information In This Media Advisory EMBARGOED Until 6PM, Friday July 9, 2004
THIS IS A SUMMER HEAT ADVISORY!
SPEED CRACKDOWN TARGETS GA HWY11
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Summer HEAT Enforcement Patrols Target Northeast Georgia
Friday, July 09, 2004 from 2pm to 8pm
Northeast Georgia law enforcement agencies will focus Speed
Enforcement Patrols on GA HWY 11/US 129 in Hall and Jackson
Counties.
Traffic Enforcement Units from NETEN, the Northeast Traffic
Enforcement Network, including Hall and Jackson County Sheriff’s
Departments; City Police agencies from Arcade, Gainesville,
Jefferson and Pendergrass; Georgia State Troopers, DMVS
Enforcement Officers, DNR Rangers, and DOC canine unit.
..Because Summer is the deadliest driving time on Georgia
highways.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
(Atlanta) Today the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety announced another
day-long crack-down against speeders on secondary corridors across the state.
Local law enforcement agencies in Northeast Georgia are turning up the HEAT,
targeting drivers who tailgate, run red-lights, make illegal lane changes, or
display other high-speed bad-driving habits.
LIFE-SAVING GOALS
“One of our goals is to modify the bad behavior of any driver who thinks they
can’t be stopped unless they’re hitting speeds of eighty or better,” said GOHS
Director Bob Dallas. “Latest data shows unsafe and illegal speed rank among
the top three causes of fatality crashes in Georgia. These tough enforcement
measures are designed to prevent crashes and save lives”, said Dallas.
NEWS MEDIA INVITED
Assignment Editors & Reporters: To arrange a “DAY-OF” police ride-along,
call Sgt. Richard Jewell at Pendergrass P.D. at 706-693-2386. Please observe
the NEWS EMBARGO until 6pm July 9th.
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
34 Peachtree Street—Suite 1600—One Park Tower—Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Visit us on the web at www.georgiahighwaysafety.org
Sonny Perdue, Governor
Robert F. Dallas, Director