New York man driving street sweeper leads cops on slow-speed chase
Jerry Mitchell, of Brooklyn, had a blood-alcohol level of twice the legal limit, police said. He was charged with aggravated DWI.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 3, 2015, 5:42 PM
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POLICE HANDOUTJerry Mitchell, of Brooklyn, led police on a chase behind the wheel of his street sweeper on New Year’s Day. He was arrested for drunken driving.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The operator of a street-sweeping vehicle who was spotted driving erratically on a highway has been arrested on drunken driving charges.
New York State Police say Jerry Mitchell, of Brooklyn, was charged with aggravated DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation on New Year’s Day. They say his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
Police say the 48-year-old driver was traveling eastbound on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway when a state trooper tried to pull him over.
NEW YORK STATE POLICEJerry Mitchell, 48, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with aggravated DWI after a slow-speed chase. His blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit while driving a street sweeper.