Hands Across The Border 2004
Hands Across The Border 2004
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Hands Across The Border 2004“Hands Across The Border 2004” program was conducted Sunday, August 29-Friday, September 3, 2004. This program is an outstanding opportunity for Law Enforcement Officers of adjoining states to partner with each other to make a commitment to save lives on ALL our roadways. The event serves as a kick off to the Labor Day “Operation Zero Tolerance” impaired driving mobilization. During the events, law enforcement sends the message to the motoring public that traffic laws will be strictly enforced from state to state in an effort to save lives during the deadly Labor Day Holiday period. HATB traditionally is a series of media events at Welcome Centers around the state borders. Law Enforcement Officers from each state come together for a special program at the Georgia Welcome Center followed by a motorcade to the adjoining state’s welcome center for a continuation of the program. The highlight of the program is the handshake between two Law Enforcement officers from either side of the state lines, pledging their cooperation to work together in reducing fatalities and serious injuries during the holiday. The night before the HATB news conference, the two state’s law enforcement agencies come together for multi state Sobriety Checkpoints or Saturation Patrols. Capt. Tom Isreal and the Clayton County Police Department BAT Mobile assisted with the Sobriety Checkpoints with GOHS PIO Jim Shuler beginning in Savannah on the South Carolina border and continuing north and west to Bremen on the Alabama border. Sgt. Leonard Bell and the Albany Police Department BAT Mobile assisted with the Sobriety Checkpoints with GOHS Special Operations Director Ricky Rich and Southwest LEL Tony Bobbitt beginning in Columbus on the Alabama Border and continuing south and east to St. Mary’s on the Florida border. Even though the 13th Annual Hands Across the Border Program was plagued with a Hurricane and inclement weather, it was a still a tremendous success with approximately 400 officers representing almost 100 Georgia law enforcement agencies participating in the Sobriety Checkpoints and 436 officers representing 126 law enforcement agencies participating in the HATB media events. The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety Special Operations Division with the assistance of the LEL’s and Traffic Enforcement Network Coordinator’s and Assistant Coordinators, coordinated nine media events and seven sobriety checkpoints in five days and six nights. Two of the scheduled sobriety checkpoints were called off due to inclement weather. The HATB event scheduled for I-95 at the Georgia/Florida border was also called off due to evacuation efforts relating to Hurricane Frances. As indicated in the enforcement data chart, 239 cases were made including 16 DUI’s, 24 Seatbelt citations, 9 Child Restraint Citations, 23 Suspended or Revoked Drivers license, and 13 Drug arrests, A total of forty seven news agencies covered the HATB 2004 check points and news conferences. Numerous news stories were generated throughout the state. The Department of Motor Vehicle Safety predicted that 19 lives would be lost on Georgia’s roadways during the 2004 Labor Day Holiday period. Despite inclement weather during the period, through relentless high visibility enforcement, massive statewide earned media, and a successful Hands Across the Border initiative our actual fatality count for the Labor Day 2004 holiday period was 13, six under prediction. 
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