A Greeneville man was arrested for DUI early Tuesday morning after his vehicle ran off the roadway when police attempted a traffic stop.
An officer with the Greeneville Police Department was on routine patrol around 1:00 AM when he saw a Jeep Liberty driving with no lights on East Andrew Johnson Highway. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop. As the driver approached Ken’s Motors, the Jeep went off the roadway and through the grass, coming to a stop in the parking lot.
The driver, identified as Mikey Webster of Jim Fox Road, reportedly jumped out of the vehicle before putting it in park. His car rolled backward, almost striking the police cruiser. Webster then reached into the vehicle and put it in park.
Webster told the officer he was heading to the hospital, but pointed in the wrong direction. He appeared intoxicated and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. An open beer bottle was found in the cup holder and an empty beer can was found in the back floorboard.
Webster was transported to the Greene County Detention Center for DUI. He was also cited for driving without headlights.
