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Rep. Tom Taylor's DUI: Where to begin?
State Rep. Tom Taylor waits in line in March to qualify for re-election at the Georgia Capitol. Taylor blew a .225 when he was stopped for speeding in Rabun County on the afternoon of April 7. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
By Bill Torpy
April 18, 2016State Rep. Tom Taylor's recent DUI was troubling on so many levels: Magnitude of intoxication. Number of youths in the vehicle. Speed. Time of day. Booze-reeking water bottle. And, oh yeah, a Glock on his hip.
DUIs are tough for anybody, especially for those whose unsmiling mugshots are broadcast on TV and spread across the Internet. There's almost a ritual involved in surviving such an ordeal — especially if you're running for office.
Today's Bill Torpy at Large column surveys the political wreckage: it'll be tough for Taylor to win re-election and, in the minds of some folks, disastrous if he doesn't.
About the Author
Bill Torpy, who writes about metro Atlanta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined the newspaper in 1990.
