Trooper Lawson Wreck
| Submitted | June 24, 2024 |
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From: Brian Hicks
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
The Bodycam and Dashcam Video and Audio Pertaining To The Wreck Between Tennessee Highway Patrol Unit 2328 and Coffee County Unit On 06/15/2024 , Location Highway 55 @ Wayside Road Manchester, TN Around 1800 Hours
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Brian Hicks.
From: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Mr. Hoover,
I do not find your proof of TN residency attached to this email. You will need to provide proof of TN residency before we can process this request.
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Lynda Lu Perrin | Legal Assistant
Legal Division
Tennessee Tower, 25th Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243
lynda.perrin@tn.gov<mailto:donna.elmore@tn.gov>
tn.gov/safety
This e-mail message and any attachment contain information that may be legally privileged and confidential from the Legal Office of the Department of Safety. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify me by return e-mail and delete this message. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of the attorney- client or work product privilege.
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From: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Good afternoon,
Mr. Hoover
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Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-503(a)(2)(A) provides the following:
“All state, county and municipal records shall, at all times during business hours, for public hospitals shall be during the business hours of their administrative offices, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state, and those in charge of the records shall not refuse such right of inspection to any citizen, unless otherwise provided by state law.”
[emphasis added]. See also McBurney v. Young, 133 S. Ct. 1709, 81 USLW 4276 (U.S. Supreme Court April 29, 2013). Therefore, this Department must deny your request on the grounds that no proof of Tennessee citizenship has been provided.
Please feel free to resubmit your request with proof of TN citizenship.
Regards,
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Ms. Mary Petersen | Associate Counsel
Legal Division
Tennessee Tower, 25th Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
Nashville, TN 37243
c. 615-917-5370
Mary.Petersen@tn.gov<mailto:Mary.Petersen@tn.gov>
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