A fifty-nine-year-old Cherokee County, Alabama man was arrested for DUI for drugs after a traffic stop last week in Chattooga County.  According to a report released yesterday by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened on Tuesday of last week.

A sheriff’s deputy observed a driver on his cell phone who nearly struck the patrol truck being driven by Chief Deputy Kevin Woods.  After a traffic stop, the deputies spoke with the driver who told them he was “only trying to get home”.  The deputies noticed signs of impairment and the driver submitted to field sobriety tests, which he failed.

The driver was transported to a Rome hospital for evaluation and was arrested on warrants after his release from the hospital.

Brian Neal Mason of Gaylesville was charged with two counts of DUI for drugs, engaging in activities that distract from safe driving and failure to maintain single lane.