Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pilot convicted of driving under the influence after nearly crashing into police car.

YORK --  A York County jury convicted a pilot from Lake Wylie of driving under the influence after he nearly side-swiped a York County Sheriff's Office patrol car.

Samuel Thomas Hannan III was charged with his second offense of DUI on Oct. 9. He was convicted on Thursday, according to a press release from the 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office.

Hannan was also observed driving erratically and at a high rate of speed, the release states. He refused to submit to field sobriety testing and refused to provide a breath sample to determine his blood alcohol concentration.

According to the release, Hannan told the officer he was on his way to his "crash pad" in Lake Wylie that night after spending the day on the lake followed by a stop in at a bar/ restaurant. He admitted to drinking three beers but later confessed that he had consumed more than that amount.

Hannan was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of $2,100, suspended on the service of five days in jail and a fine of $1,500 with court costs a, followed by five years of probation. His prior conviction for DUI was for “Extreme DUI” out of Arizona in 2006.

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