NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers say there’s a reason so many innocent people have been arrested for DUI in Tennessee — internal quotas and pressure to make arrests.

Ashley Smith and Adam Potts, both former THP troopers, told WSMV4 Investigates that the repeated insistence to increase DUI arrests is inadvertently resulting in innocent people being charged with DUIs.

“This is corruption. We’re ruining people’s lives. We’re being forced to ruin people’s lives,” Smith said.

When asked if he had ever arrested a sober driver for DUI, Potts said, “Yes, sir. I’m sure I have.”

Internal recordings reveal arrest expectations

WSMV4 Investigates obtained internal maps emailed to troopers in the Jackson district, and recorded audio from a trooper’s meeting in

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