The Fairfield Glade Police Department in partnership with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, Crossville Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff Department, and Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the Fairfield Glade and Cumberland County areas.

It will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Checkpoints may be located on Peavine Road and State Highway 70.

Officers will be paying special attention to the impaired driver who has chosen poorly and elects to drink and drive on these roadways.

Officer’s overtime is paid through a grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.

The main reason why law enforcement agencies announce when and where they plan to place DUI checkpoints is because they are legally required to do so.

In 1990, the concept of DUI checkpoints was legally challenged on the basis that they violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court ruled that checkpoints were only constitutional if the public was made aware of them ahead of time.

Therefore, not publicizing the locations of DUI checkpoints is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, and any evidence obtained at a checkpoint would not be legally permitted in court.