gohs press releases

Welcome to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Press Room. Check back here periodically for up-to-the-moment news releases and archived news materials. For more information on GOHS Press Information, contact the GOHS Public Information Officer, Katie Fallon, at 404-463-0611 or via email at kfallon@gohs.ga.gov.


news releases

november 17, 2011--THUNDER Taskforce Comes To Atlanta
State Brings Speed and Seatbelt Crackdown to Metro Area--news release

november 17, 2011--Georgia Brings Operation Thunder Campaign to Atlanta
High Visibility Taskforce to Tackle Impaired Driving and Crash Counts--media advisory

November 14, 2011--Give Thanks By Buckling Up This Holiday and Every Day
Georgia Kicks Off Annual Thanksgiving Safety Belt Enforcement Campaign

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER NEWS RELEASE: 20TH “HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER” DUI ENFORCEMENT Police From Six States Teaming Up For Impaired Driving Crackdown in Georgia

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: CARROLL COUNTY-GA & ALABAMA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: COLUMBUS-GA & ALABAMA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: HIGHWAY 231: ALA, GA & FLA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: US 441-GA & NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: KINGSLAND-GA & FLORIDA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: LAKE PARK-GA & FLORIDA

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: I-75 GA & TENNESSEE

 

2011 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER MEDIA ADVISORY: SAVANNAH-GA & SOUTH CAROLINA

 

August 19, 2011--STATEWIDE DUI CRACKDOWN TARGETS DRUNK DRIVERS

 

July 29, 2011--U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Visits Georgia and the 2011 Georgia Highway Safety Conference

 

June 30, 2011--Operation Zero Tolerance July 4th Kickoff Files

Warner Robins

Tifton

Summer OZT

HEAT

I-75

 

June 28, 2011---Child Passenger Safety--New Booster Seat Law News Releases

ALBANY GEORGIA NEWS RELEASE

MACON GEORGIA NEWS RELEASE

AUGUSTA GEORGIA NEWS RELEASE

SAVANNAH NEWS RELEASE

COLUMBUS NEWS RELEASE

 

May 20, 2011--Click It or Ticket and 100 Days of Summer HEAT Releases

2011 Hundred Days of Summer HEAT News Release

2011 Click It or Ticket Fact Sheet

2011 Click It or Ticket News Release 2011

Click It or Ticket OP Ed

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Albany

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Atlanta

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Chattanooga/North Georgia

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Columbus

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Dahlonega

2011 Click It or Ticket News Conference--Macon

 

March 28, 2011--Make Prom A Night to Remember, Not a Night in Jail

 

March 17, 2011-GOHS St. Patrick's Day Op Ed

 

March 17, 2011-DON’T DEPEND ON THE LUCK OF THE IRISH--DESIGNATE A SOBER DRIVER THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY

 

March 7, 2011--LOOK TWICE, SAVE A LIFE!--GEORGIA DRIVERS URGED TO ‘SHARE the ROAD’ WITH BIKERS

 

March 3, 2011--HALL COUNTY “THUNDER TASKFORCE” UPDATE: LIFESAVING CRACKDOWN HITS HALF-WAY POINT--More Than 400 Un-Buckled Drivers Ticketed In Three Waves

 

March 3, 2011--THUNDER TASKFORCE FACTS

 

February 10, 2011--‘GEORGIA BIKES!’ AND GOHS GIVE GRANTS TO NEW BICYCLE SAFETY ADVOCATES

 

February 9, 2011--Valentine's Day News Release--THINGS JUST “CLICK” WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE

 

February 9, 2011-- Valentine's Day Letter to the Editor: MAKE SURE YOUR SWEETHEART BUCKLES UP THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

 

February 3, 2011--Super Bowl Facts--Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk

 

February 3, 2011--Super Bowl Sunday--Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk

 

February 2, 2011--THUNDER Taskforce Reports: WAVE ONE COMPLETE --23 DUI’s & 46 Suspended Drivers Caught in 2 Days

 

February 2, 2011--Thunder Task Force Facts

 

JANUARY 10, 2011--WINTER ADVISORY DRIVING ADVICE