From the " Is there an occifer, problem?" Department
BG man gets 2 DUI charges in two hours
Written by Sentinel Staff Wednesday, 20 August 2008
A Bowling Green man is facing multiple alcohol and vehicle charges after two separate incidents in a two-hour time frame overnight Saturday.
The first incident was reported at 10:24 p.m. Saturday, when Bowling Green City police officers responded to a report of a vehicle driving all over the road.
Responding officers found and stopped Christopher Shifflett, 22, Derby Street, in the 300 block of West Wooster Street.
He was cited for wrong way down a one-way street; marked lanes, no seat belt, driving under suspension, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and open container. Shifflett’s blood alcohol content during this stop reportedly was .244, more than three times the legal limit.
Less than two hours later, at 12:07 a.m. Sunday, a Bowling Green police officer on bicycle patrol in the area of Derby and Summit Streets reportedly saw Shifflett driving and recognized him from the earlier incident. Shifflett was stopped and reportedly told officers that he was “just trying to get home.”
He was arrested in the second incident for another count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, prohibited concentration of alcohol (.215), defective exhaust, and two counts of driving under suspension. He was taken to the Wood County jail.
