It looks like we have a winner in our 2019 "Who Will Be The Next Oklahoma Lawmaker to Get a DUI" Fantasy Pool!
On Friday night, freshman State Rep. Dean Davis – a Republican from Claremore – continued the fine Oklahoma legislative tradition of swerving around town drunk in an automobile. Unlike most of his colleagues, he was not only caught, but arrested.
Via The Tulsa World:
A Tulsa-area state representative was arrested on a DUI complaint in Broken Arrow after he reportedly resisted arrest Friday night.
A 911 caller reported a driver straddling lanes and going left of center in the 4800 block of South Aspen Avenue about 9:40 p.m.
Police stopped a driver, later identified as Dean Fenton Davis, speeding and maneuvering left of center in the 7900 block, an arrest report states...
He was driving 54 mph in a 40 mph zone and left of center when officers stopped him, and he smelled of alcohol, the report states.
When asked, Davis told officers he was coming from “a friend’s house” and said he had had “a couple” of drinks, the report states.
Yep, he went with the old "I had a couple of drinks at a friend's house" excuse. In sober talk, I believe that translates to "I had five beers, a half-pint of Jack and a couple hits off the joint my friend's younger brother brought over." Seriously, cops buy "I just had a few drinks" as much as your girlfriend does "I forgot to reply to your text because I was driving." Instead, tell the cops you've only had beer and will take the backroads home. Then they'll be very forgiving!