A report from the Georgia State Patrol post in LaFayette details an accident that happened last month involving a LaFayette attorney.  The attorney, sixty-six-year-old Mary Jane Melton was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to the report, the accident took place on November 14th inside the city limits of LaFayette, but since Melton works as the city clerk for LaFayette, it was a conflict of interest for LaFayette Police to work the accident and asked for a State Trooper to work the accident.

The trooper noticed that Melton had a strong odor of alcohol and one of her pupil’s was larger than the other.  Melton explained to the trooper that she had a fake eye and offered to take it out.  The trooper said in his report, “I told her several times that I did not want her to take it out. However, she did anyway. She then dropped her fake eye on the ground. After retrieving the eye, she attempted to hand it to me. [I] politely declined the offer to hold it.”

The report from the trooper continued, “During field sobriety testing, Melton showed several signs of impairment and would not blow hard enough for a sufficient sample on PBT. The trooper had to manually capture the short breath. Melton blew positive for the presence of alcohol on her breath (.057). Melton was then placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol – less safe, and she agreed to the state test. Melton was transported to the Walker County Jail, where she was charged with DUI – less safe and following too closely.”