Jan 04
The Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested 96 individuals on suspicion of impaired driving in counties participating in the “No Refusal” enforcement effort over the New Year’s holiday period from December 28 through January 1. Ten of those arrests were made in Greene County, the second-highest total of the 16 counties that participated in the special DUI enforcement. The 10 arrests in Greene County ranked second to the 31 arrests made in Hamilton County. The “No Refusal” law allows law enforcement officials to seek search warrants for blood samples in cases involving suspected impaired drivers. The goal is to deter impaired driving and reduce fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways.