Claysville, PA – On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carrol and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop B Commanding Officer Captain Jeremy Barni will gather with representatives from neighboring states at the Welcome Center at Washington in Claysville to kick off Operation Safe Holiday, reminding drivers throughout both states to wear their seat belts, drive sober, and eliminate distractions behind the wheel this holiday season.

The statewide “Click It or Ticket” Thanksgiving Enforcement Mobilization began on November 9 and runs through November 30. The Holiday Season Impaired Driving Campaign begins November 25 and runs through January 1.

WHO: Mike Carroll, Secretary, PennDOT

Captain Jeremy Barni, Troop B Commanding Officer, PSP

Jack McNeely, Director, West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Office

Lt. Todd Henry, Ohio State Highway Patrol

WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 10 at 10:00 AM

WHERE: Washington County Welcome Center, Claysville, I-70 eastbound (5 miles east of PA/WV border)

RSVP: Media interested in attending should RSVP with the name of the reporter/photographer to emstambaug@pa.gov.