A Chattooga County officer pulled over a driver on Tuesday, July 29th after he nearly ran into his patrol car.

The officer was traveling down Highway 48 when a report of a black van crossing lanes dangerously was issued. It did not take long for the officer to find the vehicle. The van crossed the dividing yellow line and nearly hit his patrol car head on.

Once the officer was able to pull the driver over, he was able to smell alcohol coming from the driver, and could see that his eyes were bloodshot. The driver, who was identified as Mr. Barron Lindsay, told the officer that he was on Highway 41 in East Ridge.

Mr. Lindsay had opened his wallet upside down, had to hold onto the side of his vehicle to stand upright, and could not follow directions for his sobriety test. When asked where he was headed, he said that he was going home to Rossville. When the officer mentioned how far away he was from home, Mr. Lindsay said that his brother had given him the wrong directions to his house. 

Mr. Lindsay was placed under arrest for Driving Under the Influence and taken to the Chattooga County Jail.