A newly elected Aurora city councilman arrested on suspicion of drunken driving had a breath alcohol level more than three times the legal limit for driving under the influence in Colorado, police records show.
Rob Andrews, 41, was pulled over by Aurora police officers at 9:31 p.m. Saturday after he was seen making an improper left turn, almost hitting a curb, making a U-turn and weaving across lanes of traffic near South Chambers Road and South Chambers Circle, according to an arrest report.
Andrews told police he was trying to find his son’s car to jump-start it, and officers noticed he smelled of alcohol and had pinkish, watery eyes, police wrote in the report.
When officers asked for his driver’s license, Andrews first gave them his City Council ID before handing over his license. He also mentioned to police that his vehicle belonged to a nonprofit, officers wrote in the report.
Andrews told police he had consumed two drinks containing gin that evening and agreed to participate in roadside tests. He failed a test for nystagmus, or involuntary eye movements when tracking an object, officers wrote.
Aurora police arrested Andrews on suspicion of drunken driving, and he agreed to a breath test, which he took at the jail at 11:02 p.m. The test showed he had a breath alcohol content of .252, more than three times the DUI limit in Colorado of .08.
Andrews was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with excessive alcohol content, failing to drive in a single lane and making an illegal left turn.
He is set to appear in court March 9.
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