Mississippi Highway Patrol begins New Year’s travel period
With the New Year beginning, it’s a time for celebration, but it’s also one of the busiest times on the roads.
Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers are ramping up enforcement efforts for the New Year’s holiday travel period.
State troopers are on high alert to keep roads safe. The New Year’s holiday travel period is in full effect as it started at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning and will conclude January 1st at 12 midnight.
Troopers will utilize high-visibility patrols and safety checkpoints to encourage safe driving techniques and the use of occupant restraint systems.
