An Atlanta police officer is on adminsitrative leave pending an investigation into Gwinnett County charges that he was driving drunk.
Officer Daryl Vann, on the APD force for three years, was charged early Monday with DUI, speeding and improper lane change after he was pulled over just north of Pleasant Hill Road on Interstate 85, driving more than 20 miles over the speed limit, according to a report released Thursday.
According to the report, a member of the DUI Task Force saw a grey Nissan Altima weaving and speeding around 2 a.m. The Gwinnett officer followed the sedan for a while before pulling him over, the report said.
The report said Vann failed a field sobriety test — following the officer’s finger with his eyes, standing on one leg and walking heal to toe. He was given a breathalyzer later, showing a blood alcohol content of .1, which is above the.08 that state law says is legally drunk.
Vann told the officer he was rushing home after have several beers — he couldn’t remember how many.
“During the evaluation the driver asked for professional courtesy and I advised him that was not an option,” the Gwinnett officer wrote. “I advised him that I had previously arrest(ed) other officers for DUI and there was no officer discretion when it came to DUI.”
The officer said he saw Vann’s police ID as he was retrieving his driver’s license.
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