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Cooper: Bill ends vicious driver cycle

Chattanooga police traffic investigator Joe Warren examines information from a driver he pulled over in June.
Chattanooga police traffic investigator Joe Warren examines information from a driver he pulled over in June. Chattanooga police traffic investigator Joe Warren examines information from a driver he pulled over in June.

The scenarios had become vicious cycles for all too many Tennessee drivers.

Driving infraction. License suspended. Monetary fine. Can’t drive. Can’t pay fine. Can’t work. Loss of job.

Or, driving infraction. License suspended. Must work. Stopped again. Jailed. Can’t work. Family falls apart.

They were scenarios nearly 126,000 state drivers found themselves potentially facing during 2017 and 2018 combined.

Now, thanks to the Tennessee legislature, there is a way out.