Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant

McDUI: Troy White passed out behind the wheel in drive-thru with two loaded handguns

06/22/202206/22/2022 Staff Reports

Police found 56-year-old Troy White asleep in his vehicle at McDonald’s drive-thru at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. He initially seemed unconscious but slowly acknowledged people were around, but could not follow simple commands. Police say he reeked of alcohol, and he stated he had been drinking at a nearby bar where he had “four bottles of beer.” He performed poorly on field sobriety tests, and during a search of his vehicle incident to arrest, two loaded handguns were found around his seat, once under it, and the other next to the center console.

DUI: Man runs red light in front of patrol car, blows nearly double BAC limit

03/01/202103/01/2021 Zach Norfleet

27-year-old Connor King is charged with DUI after Metro Police Sgt. Paul Stein says he was behind the man when he ran a red light while traveling on Gallatin Pike. He admitted to having “a couple of drinks”, and said he normally uses an Uber.

DUI: 64-year-old admits to drinking 2 margaritas just before driving car that crashed & caught on fire

02/25/202102/25/2021 Zach Norfleet

64-year-old Bettie Blackman is charged with driving under the influence after she crashed her car in Antioch, and witnesses had to get her attention as she sat in the car that was on fire when officers arrived. She told officers she drank two margaritas just before driving that night, and blew a 0.132 BAC.