HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An off-duty Hendersonville police officer was charged with driving under the influence and more after he was caught traveling at speeds of up to 104 miles per hour along Vietnam Veterans Boulevard early Monday morning, according to court documents.
A deputy’s in-car radar reportedly recorded a black 2015 Honda Accord traveling “104 mph in a 65 mph zone” along Vietnam Veterans Boulevard just after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6.
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Court documents states a deputy with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle continued traveling at a high rate of speed toward the New Shackle Island Road exit before eventually coming to a stop at the traffic light near the off-ramp.
The driver — who was identified as an officer with the Hendersonville Police Department — had “bloodshot-watery eyes,” court documents states, and deputies reported the odor of an intoxicating beverage coming from the vehicle.