A Clinton police officer was arrested early Sunday for driving under the influence, a state Department of Safety spokesman said this morning.
Matthew Howell, 35, of Clinton, was charged with DUI implied consent because he refused to have a blood alcohol test done, safety spokesman Mike Browning said. He failed a field sobriety test, he said.
Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper William Garrett of Knoxville was traveling east on Kingston Pike near Lovell Road about 2 a.m. when he noticed a vehicle pull out of a parking lot and onto the road "in a really fast manner," Browning said.
"That’s when (Garrett) noticed there might be something wrong and eventually got him to stop," Browning said, after he turned on his lights and sirens.
Howell pulled into a parking lot where Garrett spoke with him and then arrested him, Browning said.
Howell "admitted to being a police officer," he said.
An officer who picked up at the Clinton Police Department this morning confirmed Howell is an officer with the department.
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Update: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=99758&provider=gnews
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