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Chattanooga police officers no longer responding to all traffic crashes in order to focus more on violent crime

Staff photo by Doug Strickland / A vehicle is wedged beneath a semi after an afternoon multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 eastbound that temporarily closed the highway Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. At least half a dozen vehicles were involved along with a semi-trailer.
Staff photo by Doug Strickland / A vehicle is wedged beneath a semi after an afternoon multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 eastbound that temporarily closed the highway Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. At least half a dozen vehicles were involved along with a semi-trailer.


Chattanooga police officers are no longer required to respond in person to traffic crashes unless a crash meets one of the following eight listed qualifications, according to news release from the Chattanooga Police Department:

– Death or injury

– Hit and run

– Impairment of an operator due to alcohol or drugs