Law enforcement steps up patrol for holiday weekend

LORI: PLUS... TWO BILLS PASSING THROUGH GOVERNOR BILL LEE'S DESK - BECOMING LAW.. FIND OUT WHY HE WOULD NOT SIGN THE LEGISLATION LEGALIZING SPORTS BETTING... RIGHT NOW AT 6 GOOD EVENING, I'M LORI TUCKER.. AND I'M BO WILLIAMS BO: WITH THE BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND -- YOU MAY SEE MORE PATROL VEHICLES - ENFORCING THE LAW OF THE ROAD. LORI: IN LOUDON COUNTY -- SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR MEMROIAL DAY WEEKEND.. ITS WHY WE SENT SIX ON YOUR SIDE REPORTER KIRTIE CRAWFORD TO THE AREA..... TO SEE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP KEEP MOTORISTS SAFE: HIGWAY 411 A BUSY ROAD IN LOUDON COUNTY ON ANY NORMAL DAY, BUT EVEN MORE SO ON A BIG TRAVEL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WHILE YOU'RE HEADING TO YOUR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DESTINATION...LOU DON COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE WATCHING TO SEE IF YOU'RE DRIVING SAFE. NICE SUNNY WEEKEND AHEAD FOR MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION...THE PERFECT TIME FOR A ROAD TRIP AND TAKING A BREAK. "WITH AS MUCH RAIN AS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, WE ALL DESERVE TO ENJOY A GREAT WEEKEND. WE JUST GOTTA KEEP OUR PRIORITIES IN CHECK AND UH DO IT SAFELY." CORPORAL MATT FAGIANA WITH THE LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE...ONE OF THE OFFICERS ON PATROL. LOOKING FOR DISTRACTED, RECKLESS OR IMPAIRED DRIVING...AND FOR NO SEAT BELTS. ANY SPEEDING, SWERVING, OR MAYBE A HEAD LOOKING DOWN...COULD MEAN GETTING PULLED OVER. "AS A MATTER OF FACT MANY CLUES THAT WE SEE FROM A VEHICLE, ARE SIMILAR TO THAT THE SAME CLUES WE WOULD SEE IN A DUI, BUT ACTUALLY THEY'RE TEXTING OR DISTRACTED." AT LEAST FIVE DEPUTIES ON THIS STRETCH OF 411...FAGIANA SAYS IT'S KNOWN FOR THE FATALITIES. THEY DON'T DO IT TO RUIN YOUR FUN WEEKEND THOUGH. "IF YOU HAVE TO WRITE A TICKET, TO AVOID TELLING A MOM OR DAD THAT THEY'RE TEENAGER HAS BEEN KILLED OR A MAN OR WOMAN THAT THEIR SPOUSE WAS KILLED, IT'S KIND OF LESSER OF TWO EVILS." MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...A TIME TO HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES SERVING... FAGIANA SAYS NOT THE TIME TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER DRINKING. HE DOESN'T MIND WORKING THE HOLIDAY TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE. "IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND REALIZE THE IMPACT THAT YOU'RE HAVING OUT HERE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE, TO HOPEFULLY SAVE A LIFE, SLOW PEOPLE DOWN, PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. IT'S A FAIR TRADE OFF." IF YOU SEE ANY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVERS...DEPUTIES SAY CALL 911 OR STAR T-H-P. AND OF COURSE..IF YOU PLAN ON DRINKING...DON'T DRIVE. REPORTING IN LOUDON COUNTY KIRSTIE CRAWFORD WATE 6 ON YOUR SIDE. LORI: THANK YOU KIRSTIE. THERE WILL BE A CHECKPOINT SET UP TONIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 411.... AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 95. LORI: IF YOU DO HAVE TOO MUCH TO DRINK THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND -- DON'T GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.. TRIPLE-A IS OFFERING ITS FREE TOW TO GO SERVICE.. IT RUNS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AT 6 A-M. TO USE THE PROGRAM -- CALL 855 2-TOW-2-GO--- AND THE TRIPLE-A TOW TRUCK WILL TAKE YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE ANYWHERE WITHIN TEN MILES. THAT NUMBER AGAIN -- 855 2- TOW-2-GO. BO: WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR

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