There was a winner and a loser in football on Super Bowl Sunday. However, Warren County had at least two losers on the road.
“Somebody thought they could do a sneaky play by operating a motor vehicle while being impaired,” said police Lt. Mark Mara. “They found out they couldn’t do that. They lost. A penalty flag was raised and he was arrested.”
Warren County Sheriff’s Department also made a DUI arrest during Super Bowl weekend, bringing the total to two.
“We did have one DUI, which is unfortunate,” said chief deputy Tommy Myers. “I hate having even one arrest for driving under the influence to be honest with you. When we don’t have any that means people are behaving themselves.”
The city department wrote 14 citations.
“Inside the city, we didn’t have any impaired driving accidents which was great,” said Mara. “We stopped 20 vehicles and wrote 14 tickets. One of those was a person driving without a license. We also had our texting and driving vehicle out. They stopped a vehicle whose driver was using their cellphone incorrectly while driving. They were distracted driving and they were ticketed for it.”
The county department gave out 13 warnings and issued 12 citations, said Myers.
In between saturated patrols, residents can help make the streets safer by reporting vehicles being operated in an unsafe manner. Call 668-7000 or 911. Please let the dispatcher know the street you are on and a detailed description of the vehicle. It would be helpful to provide the make, model, and color of the vehicle along with the license plate number.
Local departments receive funding from the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to hold the saturation patrols called operation “Be a Survivor: Get a Designated Driver.”