Friday, January 22, 2010

Man arrested 9th time for using revoked license


An article today in the Knoxville News informs us of a guy, who won't quit driving despite the orders of the Courts. These cases continue to fill our Courts across the State. Got solutions? Feel free to comment about this story.



A Cookeville man remains jailed after his ninth arrest on a charge of driving on a revoked       license.Cookeville police said 38-year-old Jamie Ralph Heady had altered his license plate before his most recent arrest last week by placing a 2010 decal on it.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/22/man-arrested-9th-time-using-revoked-license/

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Distracted Driving


FocusDriven Launched to Raise National Awareness of Dangers of Distracted Driving
Jan. 12. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and National Safety Council President Janet Froetscher announced the creation of FocusDriven, the first national nonprofit organization devoted specifically to raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The group is led by Jennifer Smith, who has been an outspoken advocate against distracted driving since her mother was killed by someone talking on his cell phone while driving in 2008. FocusDriven is a direct outgrowth of the September 2009 national Distracted Driving Summit in Washington called by Secretary LaHood. “I first met several of the founding members of FocusDriven at our Distracted Driving Summit, and I’m deeply impressed by their commitment to turn these tragic events into positive actions that will help save lives,” said LaHood. “Their stories are not just heartbreaking; they’re also a clear and compelling call to action.”
Check out the outstanding information at:

http://www.focusdriven.org/index.aspx

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Drugged Driver Sentenced

 April Ann Dishner,29, of Bristol, who backed over and killed a passenger who got out of her car during a police chase has been denied probation and sentenced to nine years in prison. Dishner admitted smoking crack cocaine and taking morphine pills before driving that day.
Read more at:
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9019787

Murfreesboro crash team

Kudos to the Murfreesboro police department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and District Attorney Bill Whitesell for their efforts to create a new vehicular homicide crash team. Read about the equipment, training and organization at:

http://www.murfreesboropost.com/fact-team-uses-technology-to-investigate-crashes-cms-21424