Sobriety Checkpoints Planned for Friday Night January 25, 2022

MNPD, in coordination with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol, will simultaneously be staffing two sobriety checkpoints late Friday night as part of a joint effort to enhance traffic safety.

In Davidson County, Metro Traffic Unit officers, along with extra-duty officers working through a grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, will staff a checkpoint on Franklin Road in the vicinity of Old Hickory Boulevard.

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Franklin Road near Wilson Pike Circle. They will be assisted by the Brentwood Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

In 2021, 38% of the fatal crashes in Nashville involved alcohol and/or drug impairment. Overall, there were approximately 1,200 crashes in Davidson County involving alcohol and/or drug impairment in 2021. In Williamson County, 21.9% of fatal and serious injury crashes were alcohol related.