First Days

The year has begun. Titan reports no fatal crashes on Jan 1 or 2. There have been a total of 646 crashes with 193 injuries on the first two days of the year.  Be mindful of wet, slick roads. Check the air pressure in your tires and make sure your headlights shine. Stay safe for a great new year.

Crashes with Drugs Present November 2016

In November 2016 there were 278 crashes on our roadways which involved the presence of drugs.
Nine resulted in fatalities. 149 resulted in a total of 204 injuries.
Drugs and Driving do not mix!

Johnthony Walker has Court Date Postponed until December 15, 2016

Johnthony Walker, appearing next to his attorney, Amanda B. Dunn, requested a continuation of his court date to December 15, 2016. All parties agreed to this date change. Walker's new date is set for December 15, 2016 in the General Sessions Court of Judge Lila Statom.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/11/29/hearing-delayed-driver-charged-fatal-chattanooga-school-bus-crash/94594048/

Chattanooga

The horror of the bus crash in Chattanooga yesterday fills my heart with grief. I cannot begin to imagine how so many families will recover. I hope and pray that all our systems will respond appropriately so that justice and healing can eventually occur.

Distracted Driving

There is an excellent article in the New York Times concerning how distracted driving has expanded and is killing us on the roadways. Please read it at :

http://nyti.ms/2eW0eU9

Now put down the devices and stay safe!

Public Safety Suffers Another Loss as Three New States Legalize Recreational Marijuana

The Washington Post (story link below) tallied three new states as amongst those states that have added their weight behind the collective effort for marijuana legalization. California, Nevada, and Massachusetts have now given their stamp of approval to recreational marijuana and in other disturbing news: Florida, Arkansas, and North Dakota have given approval for medical Marijuana initiatives. Voters in Montana pushed-back the current restrictions on medical marijuana to round-out the evening as a victory for pot.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/08/medical-marijuana-sails-to-victory-in-florida/

Tennessee Adopts a Good-Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule

In the Corrin Kathleen Reynolds case, the Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. Although the Tennessee Supreme Court held that the warrantless blood draw of Ms. Reynolds violated her Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, section 7 of the Tennessee State Constitution right to be protected from unreasonable searches, the Court none-the-less adopted a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule as set-forth in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Davis v. United States, 564 U.S. 229 (2011). The Tennessee Supreme Court further held that any evidence taken from a defendant and tested should not be suppressed if it was obtained under a reasonably, objectively good-faith reliance on precedent.

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CORRIN KATHLEEN REYNOLDS
No. E2013-02309-SC-R11-CD

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