This weekend while most of us were enjoying our first evening of the long Labor Day weekend, the Troopers of Tennessee Highway Patrol were hard at work. In District 3 which covers our area, they were out on Highway 12 conducting a drivers license checkpoint. Being a bit short on officers, just three State Troopers processed over 137 cars looking for people driving without licenses, driving intoxicated, miscellaneous violations, and of course people with outstanding warrants.
Most drivers passed through the hour long checkpoint manned by Sgt Maurice Hobbs and Trooper Curley Jackson without incident, but 13 drivers had issues requiring a closer look by Trooper Wayne Tidwell, who took care of the motorists who were stopped. Out of that came a total of 15 citations:
- 1 Vehicle Lights
- 1 Registration
- 3 Revoked or Suspended Licenses
- 4 Not having their Driver Licenses
- 6 Other types (Seatbelt, child restraint, Etc.)
One of the drivers stopped was wanted by the Cheatham county Sheriff Department, and was held for transport.
On this night they did not encounter anyone who was driving under the influence, however during the 2008 Labor Day weekend Tennessee had 10 fatal crashes resulting in 12 deaths. This was a fatality rate of one death per six hours and thirty minutes. Many of these crashes were a result of drivers operating motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol.
While this story covers only one checkpoint, the Tennessee Highway patrol was busy operating dozens of checkpoints throughout the state during the three day weekend.
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TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
DRIVER LICENSE & SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
DIST. 1 KNOXVILLE
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT BLOUT COUNTY OLD KNOXVILLE HWY @ CO-OP RD MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT KNOX COUNTY HWY 11 E @ KNOX/JEFFERSON CO. LINE EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT LOUDON COUNTY POND CREEK RD NEAR DR VALLED EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT ROANE COUNTY PINE RIDGE RD @ RR TRACKS AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT SCOTT COUNTY US 27 @ BEAR CREEK MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT SEVIER COUNTY SR 338 EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT UNION COUNTY SR 170 @ SR 144 MORNING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT CAMPBELL COUNTY HWY 63 @ DOAKS CREEK RD. EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT LOUDON COUNTY SR 321 @ CUT THROUGH RD EVENING
SOBREITY CHECKPOINT SEVIER COUNTY SR 321 EVENING
Saturday, September 5:
DL CHECKPOINT KNOX COUNTY MAYNARDVILLE HWY NOON
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT MONROE COUNTY SR 68 1 M S. OF SWEETWATER MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT SEVIER COUNTY SR 339 @ JONES COVE RD EVENING
DIST. 2 CHATTANOOGA
Friday, September 4:
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT HAMILTON COUNTY WASHINGTON @ E 20TH EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT BRADLEY COUNTY US 11 N @ CHARELSTON RED EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT GRUNDY COUNTY HWY 41 @ HWY 50 EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT MARION COUNTY HWY 41 @ MARION CO. PARK EVENING
DL CHECK POINT RHEA COUNTY HWY 30 @ TN RIVER BRIDGE EVENING
DIST. 3 NASHVILLE
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT DAVIDSON COUNTY HWY 100 @ NATCHEZ TRACE MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT HUMPHREYS COUNTY HWY 13 @ DUCK RIVER BRIDGE MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT MONTGOMERY COUNTY HWY 12 @ JARRELL RIDGE RD EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT ROBERTSON COUNTY HWY 25 @ HWY 49 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT STEWART COUNTY HWY 79 2 M WEST OF HWY 232 AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT WILLIAMSON COUNTY US 431 @ SR 840 MORNING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT CHEATHAM COUNTY HWY 70 @ SHACKLETT RD EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT DICKSON COUNTY HWY 47 @ MONTGOMERY BELL EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SUMNER COUNTY HWY 31E @ SHUTES LANE MORNING
Saturday, September 5:
DL CHECKPOINT SUMNER COUNTY HWY 31E @ TOM BEASLEY EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT WILSON COUNTY US 231 MORNING
Sunday, September 6:
DL CHECKPOINT SUMNER COUNTY HWY 231 @ HWY 31 EVENING
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT RUTHERFORD COUNTY JOHN BRAGG HWY @ MT HERMAN RD AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT WILSON COUNTY EAST HIGH STREET MORNING
DIST. 4 MEMPHIS
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT DYER COUNTY SR 78 @ BROADMOOR MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT LAUDERDALE COUNTY SR 87 WEST OF US 51 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT FAYETTE COUNTY SR 76 SOUTH OF MM 5 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT LAUDERDALE COUNTY SR 88 WEST OF CROCKETT CO. LINE EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT DYER COUNTY SR 211 .3 M NORTH OF MM 15 EVENING
Saturday, September 5:
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SHELBY COUNTY US 70 @ FAYETTE CO LINE EVENING
Monday, September 7:
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT OBION COUNTY SR 214 .5 M NORTH OF MM 4 EVENING
DIST. 5 FALL BRANCH
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT COCKE COUNTY SR 160 @ FOWLERS GROVE RD. MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT WASHINGTON COUNTY SMITH STREET EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT UNICOI COUNTY SR 107 @ CAMP GROUND EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT JOHNSON COUNTY SR 167 EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT HAMBLEN COUNTY SR 66 @ SR 160 MORNING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT CLAIRBORNE COUNTY US 25 E @ SR 58 EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT HAMBLEN COUNTY US 25 E @ CHEROKEE PARK MORNING
Saturday, September 5:
DL CHECKPINT COCKE COUNTY SR 160 @ BALL FIELD MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT CARTER COUNTY SR 67 NOON
DL CHECKPOINT
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT JEFFERSON COUNTY SR 92 @ JEFFERSON RENTALS MORNING
Sunday, September 6:
DL CHECKPOINT CLAIBORNE COUNTY SR 63 & COUNTY LINE MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT HANCOCK COUNTY SR 31 @ CEDAR GROVE CHURCH MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT GREENE COUNTY US 11 E @ HAWKINDS COUNTY MORNING
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT WASHINGTON COUNTY AUSTON SPRINGS RD EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT GREENE COUNTY SR 107 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT GREENE COUNTY SR 172 @ BURKMAN EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT CARTER COUNTY SR 359 NOON
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT COCKE COUNTY US 321 @ SR 35 MORNING
DIST. 6 COOKEVILLE
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT PUTNAM COUNTY SR 290 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT PUTNAM COUNTY SR 136 @ BANGHAM NOON
DL CHECKPOINT OVERTON COUNTY SR 294 EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT WARREN COUNTY OLD ROCK ISLAND RD MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT WARRREN COUNTY YAGER ROAD NOON
DL CHECKPIONT CLAY COUNTY SR 52 EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT CLAY COUNTY SR 53 EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT OVERTON COUNTY SR 52 EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT CUMBERLAND COUNTY US 70 WEST EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT DEKALB COUNTY SR 96 EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT DEKALB COUNTY SR 56 EVENING
Sunday, September 6:
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT TROUSDALE COUNTY SR 25 EVENING
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT CUMBERLAND COUNTY US 70 WEST EVENING
DIST. 7 LAWRENCEBURG
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT MAURY COUNTY SOUTHPORT RD .4 M WEST OF HALEY LN EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT HICKMAN COUNTY MISSIONARY RIDGE RD EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT PERRY COUNTY SR 13 NORTH NEAR MM 28 MORNING
DL CHECKPOINT WAYNE COUNTY US 64 EAST .5 M WES OF MM 20 EVENING
Saturday, September 5:
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT LEWIS COUNTY US 412 EAST EVENING
Sunday, September 6:
DL CHECKPOINT MARSHALL COUNTY SR 50 @ MAURY CO. LINE AFTERNOON
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT WAYNE COUNTY SR 13 NORTH @ UNDERPASS EVENING
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT BEDFORD COUNTYSR 82 @ HIMESVILLE CHURCH AFTERNOON
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT PERRY COUNTY US 412 WEST @ TN RIVER BRIDGE EVENING
DIST. 8 JACKSON
Friday, September 4:
DL CHECKPOINT CARROLL COUNTY AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT HENRY COUNTY EVENING
DL CHECKPOINT HENDERSON COUNTY AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT HARDIN COUNTY EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT HENDERSON COUNTY EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT HARDIN COUNTY NOON
Saturday, September 5:
DL CHECKPOINT MADISON COUNTY AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT WEAKLEY COUNTY EVENING
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT MADISON COUNTY EVENING
Monday, September 7:
DL CHECKPOINT GIBSON COUNTY AFTERNOON
DL CHECKPOINT HENDERSON COUNTY AFTERNOON
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT CARROLL COUNTY AFTERNOON
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT HENRY COUNTY AFTERNOON
