Clarksville, 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 |