He Was Trying To Do The Right Thing – Or Was He?
I Only Drank 9 Beers
At first glance it appeared that Brett Allen Boatwright, 29, of Norton Va., was trying to do the right thing. In Tennessee it is illegal to text while driving and Mr. Boatwright had pulled over into an apartment complex parking lot in Kingsport to text his girlfriend. So far, so good, but then his problems began.
According to the Kingsport Times-News, a watchful neighbor phoned police to report a suspicious vehicle in the apartment parking lot. When police arrived and questioned Mr. Boatwright he told them that he had pulled over to text his girlfriend who lived just down the street because her husband was at home and he couldn’t just show up there until after the husband left. Alright, so the good motive is beginning to slip away, but then things went from bad to worse.
The investigating officer noticed that his speech was slurred and that he smelled of alcohol. Upon questioning he admitted he had had a few beers, eight to be exact. He failed the field sobriety test and refused to sign the implied consent form. Think it couldn’t get worse? Mr. Boatwright couldn’t produce a valid drivers license, or proof of insurance, and when the police ran is car tag through the system his tag “Cloud 09” proved not to be a valid license. Further investigation showed that he didn’t have a license because it had been revoked because he had three previous DUIs. Oh, did I mention, he also had drugs and paraphernalia in his vehicle. He was charged with a fifth offense DUI, driving on a revoked license, along with driving an unregistered vehicle, no proof of insurance, and simple possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Some people just don’t get it. I’d love to hear suggestions from my readers as to what the authorities should do with people like this to keep them out from behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk driver you might want to contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to determine your rights and remedies.
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