New phone app soon available to help prevent DWI arrests
Why do you love your cellphone? Is it the camera that you are obsessed with? Is it the music options or GPS navigation that you are addicted to? Well, technology wizards have a new reason why some might want to kiss their cellphones — or blow into them at least. Reuters reports that in October,
Infamous YouTube poster pleads guilty to DUI accident
In a recent post we shared the story of a 26-year-old man from an out-of-state case who used YouTube to make a DUI confession. It turns out that the young man took his words in the video and turned them into official legal action. In the past two weeks alone, he has made two different
Vehicular homicide confession leads to charge and viral video
There is no lack of means of communication these days. With the rise of cellphones, text messaging, blogging and all social media, privacy is becoming a thing of the past. When it comes to potential criminal activity, however, privacy can be a man’s best friend. Tech lovers will spend ample time these days checking out
New app targets DUI prevention among NFL players
Many kids and sports lovers might look up to professional athletes. Sure, an NFL player might make a hefty salary, travel the world and be on TV. But he is just like anyone in terms of being vulnerable to being arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. DUI charges involving NFL players have cost players and their
Driver charged with homicide involving suspected DUI accident
Drunk driving accidents happen every day, but they are not a simple, everyday occurrence for those who are charged with DWI. Some cases involving DWI in Tennessee are more serious than others, specifically those that involve fatal accidents. A man recently charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in Tennessee must see his legal situation as much more serious
Tennessee authorities gearing up to collect DUI suspects’ blood
When you think about it, your blood probably seems like a pretty personal thing. It is daunting enough to have to have blood samples taken at the doctor’s office, and when it is the police who are collecting the blood tests, there is an added level of sensitivity. In Tennessee, breath tests are apparently not
Ex-football player, current Tennessee radio host fights DUI claim
The voice that Tennessee sports fans listen to on sports radio might sound a little bit more on edge. Last weekend, former UT quarterback Eric Ainge was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Knoxville. Instead of sitting back and staying silent about the recent drunk driving arrest, Ainge, currently a radio host, is challenging the
More cops, more stops, through remainder of July in Tennessee
Though a bit premature, the feeling that summer is winding down is creeping in. Sure, we aren’t even into August yet, but back-to-school ads are already running, and Tennessee law enforcement is acting as though there are only days left to enforce summer strategies against drunk driving and other driving no-nos. If you haven’t yet heard of
Controversy over Tennessee DUI checkpoint continues
Last week we shared a post discussing a Tennessee driver and how he recorded video of his experience during a sobriety checkpoint. During holiday times like the Fourth, it isn’t unusual for law enforcement to increase its efforts to make DUI arrests. Those efforts include checkpoints, where driver after driver will be investigated by police.
Viral video shows what’s wrong with Tennessee DUI checkpoints
YouTube users around the world can see what it means to be stopped at a Tennessee DUI checkpoint thanks to the actions of one young driver. A 21-year-old was stopped over the holiday weekend by a law enforcement officer and asked to pull over to the side of the road. Was he showing signs of