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(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) Extra law enforcement officers will concentrate on traffic laws to stop aggressive driving Wednesday on Interstate 24 and Veterans Parkway in Murfreesboro during “Operation Fall Brakes.” Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers, Murfreesboro Police officers and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office deputies will stop drivers who are speeding and driving recklessly in an effort to halt dangerous driving. Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Vinson sai...

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is putting its foot down on aggressive driving in what they've dubbed "Operation Fall Brakes."

 Dramatic increases of drivers committing road rage and aggressive driving on Interstate 24 prompted “Operation Fall Brakes,” an enforcement and education effort to curb these behaviors in Rutherford County. Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh said “Operation Fall Brakes” is a combined effort to make it safer on Rutherford County roads for all concerned. “To date we have had 8,374 collisions with 2,832 injuries and 27 fatalities” in Rutherfo...