The state of Tennessee is introducing a new tactic to catch drunk drivers. A D.U.I trailer is part of the state's "Booze It and Loose It" campaign underway right now.

The program kicked off on Ashland Terrace Tuesday night. The Governor's Highway Safety Office introduced a sort-of "mobile jail" to help officers book drunk drivers at the scene of a checkpoint. Already, the new effort has been a success.

"Have you had anything to drink tonight, any alcohol?" an officer asked a motorist. Red Bank and Signal Mountain Police are out in full force.

"If you're drinking and driving, don't come out here," said Red Bank Sergeant Steve Dillard. They're checking for anything and everything. "Violation of tags, light laws, not wearing seat belts," he said.

Tuesday night's sobriety checkpoint focused on drunk drivers. "DUI is a very serious problem and we want to do our best to keep impaired drivers off our roads," Sgt. Dillard added.

On site, a new tool helps officers speed up the crack down. "It's going to expedite our process of processing our paperwork by having this here on the scene," Dillard said.

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