Norton man arrested for third DUI after pulling off road to text girlfriend in Blountville
By Staff Report Published December 2nd, 2009 |
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A Norton, Va., man arrested for his 3rd DUI Wednesday morning had pulled off the road in Blountville to text his girlfriend.
According to a Sullivan County Sheriff's Office report, police were called to 300 Green Drive about 4:59 a.m. to investigate a suspicious vehicle stopped in the parking lot of the apartments.
Upon arrival, the officer saw a white Dodge Stratus sitting in the parking lot with its engine running, lights on and the brakes pressed. The driver was identified as Brett Allen Boatright, 29, 6221 Josephine Road.
Boatright told the officer he was texting his girlfriend. He said he'd stopped there because she lived two houses up and her husband was home so he couldn't go there.
The officer said Boatright had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol, and he admitted to drinking eight beers. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and refused to sign an implied consent form.
Boatright could not produce a valid driver license or any proof of insurance or registration and the tag on his vehicle, described as "CLOUD 09" came back not on file.
He showed the officer his Virginia identification card, which he had because his driver license had been revoked for a prior DUI.
In addition to his third DUI, Boatright was charged with a fifth offense of driving on a revoked license, along with driving an unregistered vehicle, no proof of insurance, and simple possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
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