Police say an off-duty Memphis police officer was arrested for DUI after he drove into the gate of a driveway.
According to a police affidavit, 24-year-old Christian Cathey was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he hit the gate of a driveway in the 8400 block of U.S. Highway 70, early Friday morning, November 27, 2009. The police document states when officers arrived at the scene, Cathey was asleep in the driver’s seat of his running Jeep, parked in the backyard of the home.
Officers say in the police document, when they awoke Cathey, he had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Cathey told officers that he drank four cups of beer earlier Thursday evening. Police say Cathey performed poorly on a field sobriety test and refused to take a blood alcohol test.
Cathey has been charged with Driving Under the Influence and Public Intoxication.
According to a Memphis police spokesperson, “Officer Cathey has been routinely relieved of duty until further investigation.”
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