Two citations issued during Friday’s THP Sobriety Checkpoint

Next checkpoint in La Follette will be May 22

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Over the course of an hour on Friday night, 120 vehicles drove through the Tennessee Highway Patrol Sobriety Checkpoint. The checkpoint staged near the Lobertini Bridge on Hwy 25W (North Indiana Avenue).

From 9pm to 10pm, four troopers issued two citations, safety belt and CRD laws, and detained one vehicle.

The next checkpoint is set for Friday night, May 22, after dark, on US 25W at Tennessee Avenue in La Follette.

Troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who are driving impaired/driving under the influence in the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has found Sobriety Checkpoints to be an effective means of enforcing DUI laws of Tennessee while ensuring the protections of all motorists.

Impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures 305,000 others every year in the United States. Troopers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. Troopers will target those who operate a vehicle while impaired and take corrective actions for other violations observed while ensuring the protection of all motorists.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol recognizes that sobriety checkpoints are highly visible and effective tools in the battle against impaired driving.

Checkpoint information can also be obtained by going to the state’s website. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-04/29/2026-6AM)