Charleston City Councilman Harry Griffin refuses alcohol breath test, records show
Charleston City Councilman Harry Griffin refused to take a sobriety test after initially saying he did not drink alcohol when he was stopped by Berkeley County deputies on May 29, an incident report of his traffic stop and subsequent arrest on a DUI charge shows.
Though Griffin, 26, later acknowledged he had “only one” drink, he also refused to take an alcohol breath test later, prompting deputies to file for his South Carolina driver’s license to be suspended.
Sheriff’s Cpl. Brandon Vega and other deputies were conducting a sobriety checkpoint on County Line Road in the unincorporated area of Cross about 7:50 p.m. that night and had Griffin pull over after smelling alcohol in the councilman’s car.
Vega noted in his incident report that Griffin’s vehicle smelled of alcohol and Griffin had bloodshot, glassy eyes.
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