The City of Sevierville Police Department (SPD) and Pigeon Forge Police Department  (PFPD) are committed to reducing the number of motor vehicle crashes due to drunk and drugged driving, thereby improving the safety of our roadways.

As part of the statewide “Booze it and Lose It” campaign and in participation with the 13-agency Foothills Law Enforcement Coalition, the SPD and PFPD have scheduled a sobriety checkpoint for Aug. 25 and 26 on Veterans Boulevard. The SPD will also be conducting a saturation patrol.

SPD funding for these events is provided through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant. The SPD will conduct additional saturation patrols and checkpoints throughout 2012.

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