1/26/2016


January 26, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Officers paid through a Governor's Highway Safety Office grant charged 3 persons with DUI last weekend in the police department's continuing DUI initiative using extra duty officers. These officers target impaired drivers in areas with a propensity for fatal crashes, crime and DUI arrests.
Additionally, the DUI Unit charged 11 persons last week with driving under the influence.
Enhanced visibility on Nashville's roadways and zero tolerance for impaired drivers are the cornerstones of the police department's DUI initiative. So far this year, extra duty officers working under the grant have arrested 15 suspected drunk drivers. The DUI Unit has arrested 42 suspected drunk drivers.


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Original Document: http://www.nashville.gov/News-Media/News-Article/ID/4887/Extra-Duty-and-DUI-Unit-Officers-Charged-14-Persons-with-DUI-Last-Week