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Clarksville Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department to take part in Sobriety Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols

Clarksville Police DepartmentClarksville, TN – The Clarksville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Kentucky State Police, Christian County Sheriff’s Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Hopkinsville Police Department and Oak Grove Police Department will be conducting roadside safety checkpoints and saturation patrols on June 28th, 2013 and June 29th, 2013 in Montgomery County, Tennessee and Christian County, Kentucky.

Clarksville Police Saturation Patrol. (Photo by CPD-Jim Knoll)
Clarksville Police Saturation Patrol. (Photo by CPD-Jim Knoll)

The locations of the checkpoints will be on U.S. 41-A near the state line. Saturation Patrols will be on U.S. 41-A, Tennessee State Routes 374 and 236, Kentucky State Routes 400, 115 and 911.

Troopers, Deputies, and Officers will also be out in force doing D.U.I. Saturation Patrol. Impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures 305,000 others every year in the United States.  Troopers, Deputies, and Officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol impairment.

Troopers, Deputies, and Officers will target those who operate a vehicle while impaired and take corrective actions for other violations observed while ensuring the protection of all motorists.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Kentucky State Police, Christian County Sheriff’s Department, Hopkinsville Police Department, Oak Grove Police Department and The Clarksville Police Department recognize that Sobriety Checkpoints are highly visible and effective tools in the battle against impaired driving.

The Checkpoints and Saturation Patrol is being partially funded by the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office.

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