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Friday, October 30, 2026Oct 30

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Checkpoints yield 164 citations in two hours

Combined efforts of law enforcement officers in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia resulted in DUI arrests and at least 164 citations in a two-hour period Thursday evening.

And that’s before the holiday weekend even started.

Gathered at the Tennessee Welcome Center on Interstate 75 on Friday morning, officers with the Tennessee Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Georgia State Patrol, Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement reminded the public of the consequences of unsafe driving choices.

“We are sick and tired of picking up dead bodies off of our roadways,” said Collegedale Police Chief Brian Hickman.