Just over two years ago, on March 6, 2008, a New York police officer one night noticed a car weaving back and forth and tapping its brakes without reason. Once pulled over, the driver told the officer he had only consumed a few drinks. But he reeked of alcohol and had blurred speech. He passed a field sobriety test, but then initially blew a .072 on a breathalyzer that he refused to complete. A woman in the back of the car was so drunk that she required temporary hospitalization.
There story is here, here, and here.
The driver of the car turned out to be Adam Clayton Powell IV, an assemblyman from East Harlem. He was arrested on two drunk driving counts and his trial concluded last week. The result: not guilty of DUI, but guilty of the lesser offense of driving while impaired. Powell was fined $300 and his driver’s license was suspended for 90 days.
He blamed his ordeal on a police officer who he claims fabricated the entire incident.
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