Topic: saturation patrols

Halloween Safety Tips from the Clarksville Police Department

October 30, 2009 |

Clarksville Police Department’s officers will be out in abundance in an effort to ensure Trick-or-Treaters, as well as those celebrating the fall tradition of Halloween, have a safe and enjoyable time. Officers will be focusing on patrolling the streets through your neighborhoods and on the roadways around Clarksville on Halloween.

Halloween should be a fun time for all involved. But, unfortunately it can also be a dangerous and deadly time due to impaired driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Halloween is a particularly deadly night due to drunk drivers. In 2008, 58 percent of all highway fatalities across the nation on Halloween night (6 p.m. Oct 31 to 5:59 am Nov 1) involved a driver or a motorcycle rider with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of .08 or higher which is illegal in every state. Halloween is falling on a Saturday this year and we don’t want revelers taking the party to the roadways, putting trick-or-treaters and responsible motorists at risk. State and local law enforcement will out in full force cracking down on drunk drivers with an aggressive Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest enforcement blitz. Clarksville Police Department will have six additional officers on duty, Friday and Saturday night from 10 pm-4 am, performing saturation patrols looking for impaired driving (partially funded by the Governor Highway Safety Office)

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CPD Saturation Patrol Results and Red-Light Camera program update.

May 18, 2009 |

The Clarksville Police Department’s Saturation patrols (partially funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office) to detect DUI/Impaired drivers was held on May 1 and 2 between 2200 hours and 0400 hours. The expanded patrols yielded the following results:

• 10 DUIs
• 3 Implied Consent
• 42 Speeding
• 1 Following Too Closely
• 1 Failure to Use Reasonable Care
• 1 Failure To Maintain Lane
• 2 Move Over Law
• 4 Traffic Signals
• 1 Handicap Parking
• 1 Taxi Permit
• 8 Insurance Law
• 16 Equipment Violations
• 6 Driver License Violations
• 9 Revoked/Suspended Driver Licenses
• 5 Vehicle Registration
• 4 Warrants

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“Saturation” patrols planned for New Year’s holiday weekend

December 31, 2008 |

In anticipation of the New Year holiday weekend revelers, the Clarksville Police Department will have additional officers on saturation patrols out looking for DUI/Impaired Drivers.

Additional patrols will be traveling Clarksville roads on Dec 31-Jan 1, January 2-January 3 and January 3-January 4.  Saturation patrols  usually run from about 10 p.m – 4 a.m.

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Saturation patrol yields 11 DUIs

November 20, 2008 |

The Clarksville Police Department’s saturation patrols (partially funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office) to detect DUI/Impaired drivers, November 14 and November 15, 2008 between 2200 hours and 0400 hours yielded the following results:

There were 89 vehicles stopped during the saturation patrols which yielded 92 charges:

11 DUIs, 2 Implied Consent, 1 Reckless Driving, 36 Speeding, 13 Insurance Law, 1 Seat Belt, 3 Equipment Violations, 7 Driver License Violations, 8 Revoked/Suspended Driver Licenses, 4 Vehicle Registration, 1 Traffic Signal Violations,1 Tint, 1 One Way Street,1 U-Turn, 1 Public Intoxication, and 1 Open Container.

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CPD “Saturation patrols” yield results

November 13, 2008 |

The Clarksville Police Department’s saturation patrols (partially funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office) to detect DUI/Impaired drivers, November 7 and November 8, 2008 between 2200 hours and 0400 hours yielded the following results:

There were 108 vehicles stopped during the saturation patrols which yielded 119 charges, listed here. «Read the rest of this article»

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Dui checkpoints: keeping our roadways safer

November 3, 2008 |

As trick or treaters wrapped their Halloween adventures early Friday evening, Clarksville Police revved up their sobriety checkpoints targeting older Halloween celebrants and other drivers as the month of October drew to a close Friday night.

The CPD and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department have run a number of such checkpoints and saturation patrols, aimed at reducing the number of impaired drivers, speeders and other in violation of driving laws.

As we move toward the gatherings and high traffic period of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, we hope these effective checkpoints are not only continued but expanded. They only serve to make the streets of Clarksville and Montgomery County safer for everyone.

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