By Clarksville Police Department
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – 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 May 16 and 17 in Montgomery County, Tennessee and Christian County, Kentucky.
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, Tenn. State Routes 374 & 236, Ky. State Routes 400, 115 & 911.
Troopers, Deputies, & 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, & Officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol impairment. Troopers, Deputies, & 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.
Tennessee Law Enforcement agencies would like to also remind motorist of the G.H.S.O.’s SAFE Campaign (Seatbelts Are For Everyone) that runs February 1 to August 1, 2014 and The Click it or Ticket Campaign that runs May 15 to May 26, 2014. During these campaigns, Officers will be looking for Seatbelt
Violations.
The Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols are being partially funded by the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office.