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Clarksville Police Heightened Traffic Patrol Statistics for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Clarksville Police DepartmentClarksville, TN – Clarksville Police Department officers were out, November 23rd, 25th, 26th, and 27th, in an effort to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes.

November 23rd, officers were on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard focusing on aggressive, distracted driving, traffic, and seatbelt violations. November 25th, commonly referred to as “Black Friday”, officers expanded the scope of their enforcement to include the area around St. Bethlehem.

Officers performed saturation and DUI patrols, partially funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, throughout the City of Clarksville on November 26th, 10:00pm – November 27th, 4:00am.

Their primary purpose was to detect and apprehend impaired drivers through aggressive traffic enforcement.

The results from the three days of heightened traffic enforcement are:

Violation Number Of
DUI 4
Equipment 7
Revoked/Suspended License 3
Improper Passing 3
Improper Turns 4
Insurance 30
Seat Belt 12
Child Restraint 1
Following Too Closely 6
Light Law 15
Other Driver License Violations 16
Speeding 116
Traffic Signals 9
Tint 3
Failure to Use Reasonable Care 7
Registration 19
Failure to Yield 3
Move Over Law 4
Other Violations-5 (Implied Consent-1, Unlawful Carrying of a Deadly Weapon-1, Open Container-1, Simple Possession-1, Fugitive from Justice-1) 5
Total Number of Stops 194

 

  Number
City of Clarksville Charges 240
State of Tennessee Charges 27
Total Charges 267
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