January 15, 2010

Utah state senator Sheldon Killpack was arrested Friday in Salt Lake City on suspicion of DUI.  The Utah highway patrol pulled the senate majority leader over after a police officer noticed that his vehicle was exhibiting a “poor driving pattern”.  Many Washington DUI cases begin with a similar traffic stop.

The police officer asked Senator Killpack to exit the vehicle and perform a series of standardized field sobriety tests, but Mr. Killpack appears to have refused.  He also refused to take a portable breath test.

He was booked into the Salt Lake county jail and was later released. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Mr. Killpack’s blood test results will take two weeks to a month to be properly processed.

Utah Republican party chairman Dave Hansen said that this kind of incident is inexcusable for anyone, especially for those in a position of the public trust.