LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WGNS NEWS) – The La Vergne Police Department is preparing to use a roadside screening device known as the SoToxa Mobile Test System, and officials are working to explain what the technology does – and what it does not do.
The SoToxa system is an oral fluid screening tool designed to assist law enforcement during investigations involving suspected impaired drivers. The device can help officers gather additional information when narcotics or other substances may be contributing to a person’s condition.
Police emphasized that the system will not be used randomly and will not determine whether someone should be arrested. According to the department, the device will only be used after officers have already established probable cause and an arrest has been made…