LOCAL DUI ENFORCEMENT UNITS AWARDED
MOBILE ROADCHECKTRAILER FOR HOLIDAYSOBRIETY CRACKDOWN
WHAT:HIGHWAY SAFETY ENFORCEMENT RECOGNITION EVENT
GOHS Regional News Conferenceto award “BAT”- Trailer
(Blood Alcohol Testing Unit) to Law Enforcement Agencies from the
nine-county North East Georgia area
WHO: PATEN (Piedmont Area Traffic Enforcement Network), GOHS,
Community Leaders, State and Local Law Enforcement Officers.
WHEN:Friday, December 15, 2006 at 4PM
WHERE: Savannah International Trade and Convention Center,
overlooking the scenic River Street hospitality district.
NEWS MEDIA INVITED / BAT- DEMOS AVAILABLE AT YOUR REQUEST
PATEN represents Traffic Enforcement Officers from Barrow, Elbert, Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliferro, Oglethorpe, Oconee, Clarke and Madison counties. Director Bob Dallas of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safetywill kick-off the December-New Year’s Operation ZERO TOLERANCE (OZT) Impaired Driving enforcement campaign with a special PATEN ribbon cutting ceremony. GOHS will launch three new BAT-Trailers at the Savannah news conference to help step-up high visibility DUI enforcement at sobriety checkpoints across the state during the busy holiday travel period.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY RECOGNIZED
GOHS is pleased to present members of the PATEN Traffic Enforcement Network with a custom-built Blood Alcohol Testing(“BAT”)-Trailer fully-equipped with a reporting station, Intoxilyzer, light-kit, generator, and holding cell. “This says thanks for protecting Georgians from impaired drivers and at the same time equips PATEN to provide even better DUI protection for future OZT enforcement operations,” says Director Dallas.
The PATEN Traffic Enforcement Network was awarded this BAT-trailer based on its 2006 performance amongotherqualified traffic enforcement agencies reporting resultsin GOHS highway safety mobilizationsand initiatives. GOHS Special Operations Director Ricky Rich said, “Members of PATEN are to be commended for their efforts.”
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
This December 15thPATENribbon-cutting ceremony launches thetwelfth of a fleet of “BAT” Trailers for statewide use in Georgia’s life-saving enforcement campaigns. The trailers have been awarded around the state during a three-year GOHS recognition program acknowledging the highway safety accomplishments of participating Georgia law enforcement agencies. GOHS will award BAT-Trailers number eleven, twelve and thirteen to Georgia law enforcement agencies during the Savannah news conference.
For more information, contact PATEN Coordinator, SPO Tim Scottat the Athens-Clarke CountyPolice Department at 706-202-8720. For other lifesaving programs at the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, visit us at .
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Sonny Perdue, Governor Robert F. Dallas, Director