Many people in Tennessee understand that a drunk driving conviction carries fines and the loss of your driver's license. Depending on your record, it may even carry jail time. But few people understand the real financial costs of a DUI. In today's posts, we will give...
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Month: March 2015
Legislator proposes a 10-year ban on buying alcohol
Drunk driving arrests can happen to anyone. You stop after work and have a few drinks during a happy hour to unwind with friends. Maybe you had one more drink than you should. On your way home, you see the flashing lights in your rear view mirror that let you know you...
Tennessee Highway Patrol DUI quotas: Is! Is not!
It is ironic that many labor problems develop because management is often lazy. Oh, they put in an 8-hour day, or longer, but they are lazy in an intellectual sense. They are often uninterested in the realities of the frontline workforce, and do not want to expend too...
Officer resigns because of allegations from DUI stop
Many people mistake being arrested and charged with a crime with being convicted of a crime. When you have been charged with a crime, such as drunk driving, the presumption is that the police or Tennessee Highway Patrol had a genuine reason to pull your vehicle over...
Quotas are corrosive for public trust of THP
A DUI case from Johnson City is raising allegations of Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) troopers being required to meet DUI quotas. The THP denies these allegations, but an email from one district suggests that troopers are "encouraged" to meet district averages and are...