Tuesday, May 22, 2018 10:16 am

On May 18, 2018, the Cannon County Sheriff's Department and Woodbury Police Department assisted the Tennessee Highway Patrol with a sobriety checkpoint on Highway 96 in Auburntown at the Marshall Creek intersection. This took place between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. There were 21 officers present; 13 from the Sheriff's Department, 5 from the Police Department, and 3 from the Highway Patrol.

During the checkpoint contact was made with 193 cars in the two hour period. Seven vehicles were detained and one vehicle was searched. There were also six citations and two warnings issued for minor traffic offenses.

Within a two miles stretch on Highway 96 there have been 6 fatalities this year to date, three in Cannon County and three in Rutherford County. The Cannon County Sheriff's Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol would like to remind everyone that we are working hard to combat the loss of life on our roadways.