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Legislator faces DUI after wreck [GA]
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| Last Edited | Chronicler May 21, 2007 11:25am |
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| News Date | Monday, May 21, 2007 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By SAEED AHMED
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rep. Ben Harbin, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, was charged with driving under the influence Sunday after police said his car sheared a utility pole near downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta police said Harbin (R-Evans) was driving on Memorial Drive when he struck the pole shortly after 1 a.m. near Oakland Cemetery. The car traveled another 40 to 50 feet before coming to rest.
Harbin, 43, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital as a precaution and charged with DUI, said Officer Eric Schwartz. No one else was in the car.
Schwartz did not know if Harbin was given a sobriety test.
Harbin, who has served in the Georgia House since 1995, is chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the key panel in the House that oversees how the state's budget is spent.
He assumed the position in 2005, when Republicans seized control of the House. He is part of the Republican power structure that also includes Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) and Speaker Pro Tempore Mark Burkhalter (R-Alpharetta)... |
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