Published: October 18, 2021


LORETTO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE (THSO) TO PROMOTE “SLOW DOWN TENNESSEE.” DURING OCTOBER 15 – 29, LORETTO PD WILL INCREASE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO HELP REDUCE SPEEDING-RELATED CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES STATEWIDE. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE BY USING #SLOWDOWNTN ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS.

OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS LAWRENCE COUNTY, TN. HAS AVERAGED SIX FATALITIES, 221 INJURIES, AND 806 INJURIES PER YEAR. ON AVERAGE, DURING THAT SAME PERIOD OF TIME, 32 CRASHES PER YEAR WERE SPEED RELATED.

THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 43 THAT PASSES THROUGH LORETTO CITY LIMITS IN LORETTO IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LONG. THIS AREA HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR. MOST ACCIDENTS WE WORK ARE ON THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. MOST OF OUR SPEEDING TICKETS WE WRITE ARE IN THIS SAME AREA. MOST OF THE TICKETS ARE 15 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT OR MORE. SO, IF EVERYONE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT, IT COULD SAVE YOU MONEY AND POSSIBLY PRECIOUS LIVES…..CHIEF KILLEN

THE STATE OF TENNESSEE REQUIRES MOTORISTS TO ALWAYS EXERCISE DUE CARE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. SPEED LIMITS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY AND ROAD CONDITIONS; THEREFORE, DRIVERS MUST ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION AND ADHERE TO POSTED SPEED LIMITS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL ROADWAY USERS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT SPEEDING, VISIT WWW.TNTRAFFICSAFETY.ORG/SPEEDING