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A corrections officer who worked at a detention facility in Tennessee was arrested when the way he was driving caught the attention of a trooper who believed he was intoxicated. 

On August 16, a man who was a lieutenant at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility was driving a Chevrolet Sonic down a highway in Vonore when he found himself accused of being on the wrong side of the law. A trooper from the Tennessee Highway Patrol noticed his vehicle and believed he was driving faster than the posted speed limit. They also felt he was operating the car unsafely by failing to stay in his designated lane.

The trooper performed a traffic stop, and the man pulled over without incident. When they began to interact, the trooper thought it smelled like alcohol in the vehicle. He also reported that the driver displayed several indicators of intoxication. When he was asked about the situation, the man chose to exercise his right to remain silent. Additionally, he chose not to participate in roadside sobriety testing.

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Oklahoma State Cowboys star running back Ollie Gordon II was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol last weekend when the police found two open containers in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

20-year-old Ollie Gordon II began his trek to fame in 2020 when he was dubbed Male High School Athlete of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 2022, he decided to take his career to Oklahoma State, where he remains as the team’s running back.

Early in the morning on June 30, Gordon was driving his Cadillac on the Interstate. A trooper from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol noticed the vehicle as it allegedly sped by at 82 MPH when the posted speed limit was 65. The trooper noted that the car swerved over the lines of the designated lane twice, and they decided to pull over the driver.

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A DUI suspect from Idaho who reportedly had guns and open alcohol containers in his vehicle was arrested in Utah after allegedly causing a wreck while speeding and evading the police. 

According to reports, on the evening of December 24, a 23-year-old man from Idaho was driving a white truck in North Park, Utah. The authorities began receiving calls from people reporting a vehicle fitting the description of the man’s truck, and officers with the North Park Police Department found it traveling on a busy road. They tried to perform a traffic stop, but the driver reportedly sped up and got away from them by swerving around the other cars. The police decided to stop chasing him so no one would be put at risk. 

A deputy from the Cache County Sheriff’s Office was nearby, and they saw the truck as it drove by. They noted that the vehicle did not have a visible license plate and that the driver failed to remain in their designated lane. The deputy tried to pull him over, but he reportedly continued fleeing. 

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