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Marietta Police Arrest Wrong-Way Driver On Suspicion of DUI

By Conaway and Strickler

Marietta police officers arrested Leonel Rodriguez on suspicion of driving under the influence and several other traffic offenses after he was found speeding wrong way on the I-75, according to a news report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The incident, which occurred Sept. 27 was high-speed and dangerous to traffic on the highway, officials said. Marietta Police officers Nathan Devaux and David Auld reportedly stopped the Rodriguez, who was driving a Nissan Titan truck after getting several 911 calls from motorists. The officers finally caught up with Rodriguez and boxed him in as he approached the North Marietta Parkway exit. Rodriguez resisted arrest as the officers pulled him out of the car, the report stated. It is indeed fortunate that no lives were lost during the incident...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).