Sobriety checkpoint: THP (Courtesy: THP)

UPDATED: THP Confirms Multiple Sobriety Checkpoints Scheduled in January

Posted on January 3, 2024

*Sobriety checkpoint: THP (Courtesy: THP)*

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol plans to conduct sobriety roadside safety checkpoints around East Tennessee on multiple dates in January.

Sobriety checkpoints are scheduled for Douglass Dam Road at Amanda Lane in Sevier Couny Friday, January 5.

Officers will then conduct sobriety checkpoints on Oak Ridge Highway at Karns Valley Road in Knox County on January 12 and another on January 26 on Northshore Drive west of Concord Road in Knox County.

On January 19, troopers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Demory Road at White Bridge in Campbell County.

THP reminds everyone that impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures over 300,000 others every year in the United States. THP troopers will be evaluating drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment.

THP is legally required to release the dates and locations when they plan sobriety checkpoints.

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