Traffic stop affirmed 55-8-123

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a Hamilton County case. Officer David Allen pulled over the defendant using 55-8-123, which requires that a driver remain in his/her lane of traffic.

We continually emphasize in training that when an officer sees a driver cross a double yellow line, he has probable cause to stop the vehicle for a violation of 55-8-123.

The Court discussed Binnette and discussed reasonable suspicion for DUI, but found that officer Allen had reasonable suspicion for crossing the lane line.

Read the case at:

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TCCA/PDF/112/State%20vs%20Carlie%20D%20Schoenthal.pdf