MNPD, in coordination with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol, will simultaneously be staffing two sobriety checkpoints late Friday night as part of a joint effort to enhance traffic safety.
In Davidson County, Metro Traffic Unit officers, along with extra-duty officers working through a grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, will staff a checkpoint on Franklin Road in the vicinity of Old Hickory Boulevard.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Franklin Road near Wilson Pike Circle. They will be assisted by the Brentwood Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
In 2021, 38% of the fatal crashes in Nashville involved alcohol and/or drug impairment. Overall, there were approximately 1,200 crashes in Davidson County involving alcohol and/or drug impairment in 2021. In Williamson County, 21.9% of fatal and serious injury crashes were alcohol related.