The Tennessee Highway Safety Office will be working closely with Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cumberland County Sheriff Dept and the Crossville Police Department in efforts to decrease crashes along Hwy 127, 70 N.

These efforts will begin on November 21 at 12:01 am and progress through Saturday, November 23 at 11:59pm. Officers will be out in force during these times looking for those drivers that may be driving distracted while operating a motor vehicle as well as driving under the influence.

The latest crash statistics revealed that between September and October our crash numbers went from 63 to 91 crashes and from 19 to 28 resulting in injuries to the driver or passenger in those vehicles.

Cumberland Overwatch is an effort to slow down this progression of crashes and crashes with injuries as a team by utilizing local Law Enforcement working together to Make a Difference in their communities.