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DUI Coordinator Charged With Drunken Driving
By Anne Hart
The DUI coordinator at Chatham County State
Court resigned Monday after being arrested and charged with drunken driving last
week, court officials said.
Brian P. Harrell, 24, was arrested Friday in
downtown Athens after police stopped him about 1:30 a.m. because he was driving
without his headlights on, officers said.
According to a police report, Harrell
smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes.
Harrell -- who has worked for two weeks as
coordinator for the State Court's newly developed DUI program -- told an
Athens-Clarke County officer he had been drinking, but "not much," the report
said.
An AlcoSensor test indicated Harrell's
blood-alcohol level was .13, the report said. The limit in Georgia is .08.
Harrell refused a requested
state-administered chemical breath test. He was booked in Clarke County jail and
released Friday on $1,750 bail.
Harrell declined to comment for this
article.
Harrell's last day as DUI coordinator is
Friday, said court administrator Dan Massey. He said the arrest prompted
Harrell's resignation.
The Chatham County State Court's DUI program
follows the drug court model, Massey said. The drug court program aims to help
offenders avoid incarceration by following a strict regiment of probation.
The State Court DUI program is a pilot
project funded for one year through grant monies and is based on programs in
Hall County and Athens-Clarke County.
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