Here’s the truth: according to Georgia law, it’s illegal to operate “any moving vehicle” while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This means that you could be pulled over for driving a golf cart while impaired, or riding a bicycle. Or, as a Conyers man recently learned, a motorized wheelchair.
According to an incident report filed by Conyers police, they were called to a Kroger store on Georgia 138 after an SUV hit a Rascal 300 scooter, ridden by Danny Wayne Mitchell, 48. When they got there, they found Mitchell disheveled, “backing into the building and over plants” in the motorized wheelchair.
Mitchell freely admitted to an officer that he was under the influence of several substances, stating that he’d taken Valium and the anti-depressant trazadone, along with a pint of alcohol. He said he’d been at the grocery store Friday to fill a prescription.
He added, “I was out of medication, so I had me a drink.”
After he submitted to a breathalyzer test, Mitchell was taken to the hospital, and his wheelchair was secured at the Conyers Police Department. We’re not sure who he hired as his drunk driving attorney, but we hope he found a good one. Georgia law is tough on DUI offenders, and without the help of a good drunk driving attorney, the consequences can be harsh.
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