A joint sobriety checkpoint is planned for Friday night, June 17, on Old Hickory Boulevard in Brentwood.
The checkpoint, which will be staffed by the MNPD’s Crash Investigation Unit, Brentwood police officers, and extra duty officers working through a grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, is being held in memory of Officer Destin Legieza who was killed on June 18, 2020, after his police vehicle was struck by a drunk driver.
In 2021, nearly 40% of fatal crashes in Davidson County involved impairment. Additionally, the department responded to approximately one-thousand crashes involving alcohol and/or drug impairment with more than 600 injuries as a result.