GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — A county commissioner in north Georgia was arrested and charged with DUI in a neighboring county last weekend.
On Aug. 18, Georgia State Patrol troopers pulled over a Toyota truck just after 9:30 p.m. for driving too slow in the left lane and not staying in his lane in Gilmer County.
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The driver identified himself as Kurt Sutherland.
After a positive result on a preliminary breath test, Sutherland was arrested for DUI.
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Sutherland represents District Four on the Gordon County Board of Commissioners. His current term started in 2023 and runs through 2026.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to the chairman of the Gordon County Board of Commissioners for a statement.
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