Tennessee Highway Patrol plans checkpoints to curb DUI on Labor Day weekend

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol -- out to reduce the number of traffic wrecks, injuries and deaths -- plans a series of sobriety and driver's license checkpoints across the state during the Labor Day holiday weekend starting Friday.

Troopers and local law enforcement officers are targeting drunk and impaired driving, aggressive driving and safety belt violations. Of the 12 people who died on Tennessee streets and highways during the 2008 Labor Day weekend, seven were occupants of passenger vehicles and six of the seven were not wearing safety restraints at the time of the crashes. The other five fatalities were riding motorcycles!!!!

Lets be careful out there gang and as always - Ride safe.

Loco Logan