Yesterday , I posted a link to a article on social media about boating under the influence cases. Here is a link to the article . I got a question that I thought was worth sharing . The question was does a boating under the influence charge effect your Tennessee driver’s license.
The short answer
Labor day is fast approaching which signals the end of the boating season here in Tennessee. I was reminded of the increased BUI enforcement of Old Hickory Lake and Percy Priest Lake by my boating friends. It’s reported that the Tennessee Wildlife Resource officers are making safety inspections all over both lakes in an effort
According to the Tennessee Wildlife resource agency , TWRA boating officers made 28 boating under the influence arrests during the period with almost one third (nine) coming from Old Hickory Lake. Kentucky Lake was a distant second with three arrests, with Watts Bar, Boone, Ft. Loudoun, and Watauga lakes all having two arrests each.
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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency arrested 27 people for boating under the influence across the state of Tennessee last weekend during Operation Dry Water campaign. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency will be out in force this Fourth of July weekend. Most of the officers will conduct safety checks and
Earlier this year, in Nicole Young’s The Tennessean article, Alcohol abuse rises on Tennessee waters, she wrote about the rise in boating under the influence cases (BUI) in Tennessee.
In 2008, there were over 152 arrests for boating under the influence. It’s no surprise to me, considering the number of lakes we have around