Over the holiday weekend, many people were arrested for drunk driving in Chatham County, Georgia, from Garden City to Savannah to Thunderbolt.
Garden City police pulled over a driver on New Year’s Eve after they caught him speeding and weaving from lane to lane. The man’s family was in the car with him, and he was charged for driving under the influence.
The video of the arrest shows one officer who found beer in the car. "We found this open bottle of Heineken," the officer said. Police took the driver to jail, took his family home, and towed his car.
He was just one of nearly 100 people in Chatham County arrested this weekend for drinking and driving. Several of those arrested were underage.
"That is a staggering number and just to keep in mind that’s only the ones we caught," said Georgia State Patrol trooper first class Chad Gray. "Most of the people we pulled over this weekend were coming from the downtown area, the bars, and downtown Savannah."
While Gray has heard every excuse in the book, he says he didn’t hear many this weekend. "Most of them weren’t surprised, they knew we were going to be out, they took a chance, most took it and went on their way about it," he said.
Police say one drunk driver ended up in the hospital after he flipped his car and ended up in Franklin Square.
"There are still people who are going to do it and until we see a drastic decrease in the numbers, until there’s not a problem anymore, we are going to be out there doing our job," Gray said.
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