Increases in traffic crashes prompted the Tennessee Highway Patrol to sponsor a sobriety checkpoint Nov. 22 on U.S. Highway 231 (Shelbyville Highway), at THP lieutenant said. The checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight near Christiana Elementary School, said Lt. Shawn Boyd. “This is a high crash corridor,” Boyd said. “This is the start…
Teams of officers will check drivers for sobriety during a checkpoint from 11 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 1 a.m. New Year’s Day on Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro. Tennessee Highway Patrol will sponsor the checkpoint with the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force officers, said THP Sgt. Shawn Boyd. “We want to remind drivers to…
Drivers will be reminded to save lives by obeying traffic laws during awareness checkpoints Friday by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Checkpoints will be at the following high traffic areas: 7 p.m. to 8 pm., West Jefferson Pike near Interstate 840. 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Northwest Broad Street near Interstate 840. 10 p.m. to 11…
Don’t expect the “Luck of the Irish” to protect you if you drink and drive on St. Patrick’s Day. “Operation Don’t Test Your Luck” will be the theme of a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 17 on Rutherford Boulevard between Southeast Broad Street and South Church Street. The Rutherford County Traffic Safety…
Members of the LaVergne Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Sunday, September 1st, 2019. Officers will also be working moving Alcohol Saturation Patrols (ASP) from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, and then conducting the Checkpoint on Murfreesboro Road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Labor Day weekend is one of…
Older brother Clifton Braunwalder always watched out for his younger sister Louann, helping with homework and acting as a roadblock until she felt comfortable with new people. She watched helplessly as Clifton, 13, was changing the flat tire on the family car and was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver five years ago Wednesday…
A sobriety checkpoint will be dedicated to the memory of Clifton Braunwalder, a 13-year-old Boy Scout killed by an impaired driver four years ago. The fourth annual Clifton Braunwalder Memorial Checkpoint will be from 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 20 on Old Nashville Highway near Rocky Fork Road, said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Cpl. Michael…