Teen's First Driving Experience Ends in Arrest

A 17-year-old Roswell girl's first time driving turned out badly for her as she wrecked her car and was arrested for DUI.

A Milton police office was driving southbound on GA 9 when he encountered debris resembling a blown tire in the roadway. As he continued driving he saw more debris until he found a car parked and unattended half in the right lane and half in a private drive. He saw the front passenger side tire was damaged and the wheel was bent.

A young woman approached and told him she had struck a curb and tried to continue driving, finally having to stop. She went into Walmart to get help.

Since she didn't know where her parents were and had no cellphone to call them, police took her to jail instead after charging her with DUI and improper lane change.

Dim Your Lights or Get Charged

At 1:12 a.m. on Aug. 6, a motorist was stopped for failure to dim her headlights  while driving on Deerfield Parkway.

Milton police officers also charged the 64-year-old Johns Creek woman with DUI.

Single-Vehicle Wreck Brings DUI Charge

A single-vehicle accident that left a car overturned 50 feet of the westbound side of GA 9 near Woodlake Drive may be blamed on alcohol.

A Milton police officer who responded to the call at 3:55 a.m. on Aug. 6 found the 34-year-old driver still in the car, but confused about the time and even what car he was driving. Smelling alcohol on the motorist, the Milton officer followed the ambulance to North Fulton Hospital.

The Cumming man was cited with DUI, failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions. 

Passed Out Driver Cited for DUI

Milton police were sent to the front gate of North Park Estates apartment complex on Aug. 7 at 2:25 a.m. for a report of the driver of a truck passing out after his pickup hit the call box.

When they arrived, officers discovered the truck was still in drive and the driver was unresponsive. An officer broke the passenger side window of the locked vehicle because of the danger that posed.

The 21-year-old Milton man was cited for DUI, expired registration, failure to update address on driver's license and failure to report an accident.

Driving With Flat Tire Good Sign Driver is Impaired

A 47-year-old Alpharetta man was stopped on Aug. 7 at 7:59 a.m. when Milton police saw him driving south on Birmingham Highway in his Jeep with a flat tire.

The man said he thought he had run over a curb, and asked for a jack. Instead, he ended up being charged with DUI, open container of alcohol and failing to update address on his driver's license.

Teens Caught in Milton Neighborhood with Pot

Two teens were arrested on Old Providence Court in Milton after a neighbor called to complain they were smoking marijuana in the neighborhood.

When Milton police arrived for the Aug. 4 call, they found five teens who said they were waiting for another juvenile. A police dog alerted on possible drugs at the front of a car, and an officer found a glass pipe containing what officers determined was burnt marijuana and some leafy substance resembling marijuana on top of the front tire.

Two 18 year olds was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, with one of them also cited for possession of a fake ID and minor in possession of alcohol.

For questions about this blotter, email Bob Pepalis.