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Twenty-one year old Erin Brown opted to let her boyfriend drive her vehicle after a night of drinking. She allegedly thought he was less intoxicated than she was and therefore a safer bet. Unfortunately, she was wrong and now they are both facing serious criminal charges. [read more]
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 1:36 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

New legislation requiring blood draws in some DUI cases is expected to be signed by Governor Bill Haslam sometime soon. It was passed by the legislature despite some critics calling it an infringement on constitutional rights. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2012 if the Governor signs it like he is expected to. [read more]

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 16th, 2011 at 11:57 am and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

More and more, cops are finding the impaired drivers on Tennessee roadways aren’t impaired by alcohol, but drugs. More specifically, the people who are taking to the roadways are under the influence of prescription drugs. We’re obviously not talking about antibiotics here but powerful prescription narcotics and similar substances that are growing in popularity as recreational drugs. [read more]

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 4:56 pm and is filed under drug laws, dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Attempts to develop alcohol sensing devices to be built into all new vehicles raise huge questions about privacy, civil liberties, and government surveillance and monitoring.

Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee is one of the co-sponsors of a bill to add $60 million in funding to develop these Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) systems. [read more]

This entry was posted on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 3:27 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Currently, if convicted of a DUI you can be required to have an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) installed in your vehicle after more than one offense. If Mothers Against Drunk Driving get their way, however, people who refuse to take a breathalyzer will also be required to use the device. [read more]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 4:17 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.