Motorists need to remain vigilant over the next few days. Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers will be out in force this Labor Day weekend.
The 2016 holiday enforcement period begins Friday, Sept. 2, and concludes Monday, Sept. 5. Driver’s license checkpoints are planned in a number of Tennessee Counties. In East Tennessee, on Sept. 2 one is planned in Knox County at SR 33 @ Mt. Olive Church and another in Loudon County at Highway 444 @ Clear Creek Boat Ramp. For a list of all the planned checkpoints, click here.
THP Col. Tracy Trott has stated, “Our high-visibility enforcement effort which includes saturation patrols, bar and tavern checks and sobriety checkpoints, will help remove impaired drivers from Tennessee roadways. Our goal is to remove unsafe motorists from the roadway before they injure or kill themself or an innocent person. Troopers will be out in force working tirelessly across the state to ensure the summer period comes to a safe close.”
The DUI defense lawyers at Oberman & Rice are always willing to help those who may be falsely accused, but we’d prefer that the readers of this blog not place themselves in a position to be suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Please review our website for more information or call us with questions at (865) 249-7200.
About the Author: Steven Oberman has been licensed in Tennessee since 1980, and successfully defended over 2,500 DUI defendants. Among the many honors bestowed upon him, Steve served as Dean of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) and currently serves as chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers DUI Committee. Steve was the first lawyer in Tennessee to be Board Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the NCDD.
He is the author of DUI: The Crime & Consequences in Tennessee, updated annually since 1991 (Thomson-West), and co-author with Lawrence Taylor of the national treatise, Drunk Driving Defense, 8th edition (Wolters Kluwer/Aspen). Steve has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee Law School since 1993 and has received a number of prestigious awards for his faculty contributions. He is a popular international speaker, having spoken at legal seminars in 30 states, the District of Columbia and three foreign countries.
