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In 2016, there were 3,320 cars that passed through DUI checkpoints in six Tennessee counties over 10 nights according to police records. Those records show that only seven people were taken into custody for DUI. This has led critics to claim that these checkpoints are a waste of time and that they don’t work. In

If you’ve been charged with DUI, it can be hard to get your mind around all the potential consequences. The prospect of losing your driver’s license is a natural concern. And in certain circumstances, such as repeat offenses, you may be worried about prison time. These are both very good reasons for making sure you

A Tennessee legislator believes that the use of DUI checkpoints should be evaluated, as it was determined following an investigation that they rarely led to DUI arrests. However, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving do not agree. State records show that, in 2016, more than 28,000 vehicles were stopped

According to a study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Colorado School of Public Health, ignition interlock laws are reducing fatal drunk driving accidents in Tennessee and other states. The results of the study, which were published in January 2017, found that the number of fatal drunk driving crashes decreased by about

Police look for some telltale signs of intoxication when they pull drivers over in Tennessee. They look for bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol as soon as they approach your car. If they conduct field sobriety tests, they watch for confusion, loss of balance and difficulty concentrating or performing simultaneous tasks. Should

People who are charged more than once with driving under the influence of alcohol can be severely penalized if they are convicted. This is because Tennessee has strict laws on the books against drunk drivers, and when a person faces multiple DUI charges, those penalties are typically compounded. For example, a first DUI conviction in

New research findings suggest that the number of drunk driving violations that occur in connection with any given holiday may be related to the day of the week on which that holiday falls. Since St. Patrick’s Day landed on a Friday in 2017, Tennessee motorists could have expected an increase in drunk driving incidents. Alcohol

When holidays fall on Fridays, it often increases the potential for Tennessee residents to be involved in car accidents. People often drink around holidays, and when holidays fall right before or on a weekend, it makes it that much more likely that individuals will celebrate with alcohol. Unfortunately, many people get into their car even

Tennessee residents who are charged for their first drunk driving offense may only spend 48 hours in jail. However, the minimum penalties for DUI are greater if a driver is found to have a blood alcohol content of at least .20 percent. First time DUI offenders with high BAC levels are jailed for a minimum

A Class D felony in Tennessee, vehicular assault occurs when a driver’s intoxication recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person. Motorists in Hamilton County and elsewhere across the state who find themselves facing vehicular assault charges may want to know more about the possible penalties that are associated with this charge and the impact