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Name:
LIGHTFOOT, WILLIAM ANDREW
Date of Booking:
02/02/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
Improper Lane Change/Failure to Maintain Lane
Hit and Run; Duty of Driver to Stop or Return to Scene of Accident
DUI-Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (less safe)
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 2/2/25 at approximately 0009 hours, I responded Code 3 emergency lights and sirens to the area of University Parkway/Craft Road reference an Accident with Injuries. The caller of the incident was a passerby that stated a male exited the vehicle, and was running around the scene acting very eratic.
Upon arrival I observe a 2010 Honda Accord bearing Georgia License Plate [REDACTED] in the number one lane of westbound traffic with severe rear end damage. I walked to the car and attempted to make contact with the driver. Upon reaching the vehicle I observed that there driver was no longer on scene. Myself and Officers from Statham Police Department searched the area with negative contact with the driver. I retrieved the phone number from an NCIC inquiry performed on the license plate which returned to the registered owner, an [REDACTED] subject. I gave Ms. [REDACTED] a call and confirmed that it was her vehicle, to which she stated her son should be driving. Ms. [REDACTED] provided me with her son’s information, a William Lightfoot subject.
While awaiting the tow truck, a passerby pulled behind my patrol vehicle, an [WITNESS #1] subject. Mr. [WITNESS #1] stated that he was traveling westbound on University Parkway, when he observed a white male that looked to be asking for help standing on the side of the roadway with blood on his legs. Multiple units got into the area and after searching the area and structures surrounding the area, William was observed walking with two other individuals near 8th Street and Ventura Street, who lived in the area. Upon making contact with William, he had very slurred speech, and was stumbling while walking towards me and around the scene. Multiple deputies on scene stated they smelled what they believed to be the odor of alcohol emitting from William. Sergeant Bond conducted HGN on William and advised me that William appeared to be under the influence. For further refer to Sergeant Bond’s supplemental.
I placed William in proper-fit, double locked handcuffs to the rear of his person. I searched him incident to arrest yielding negative results for contraband, and secured him in the backseat of my patrol vehicle in a lap and shoulder belt. I then transported William to NEGMC Barrow for medical clearance. Upon arriving at the hospital and opening the rear door of my patrol vehicle I could smell the odor of what I believed to be alcohol emitting from William. William was read the State of Georgia Implied Consent to which he refused state administered chemical testing of his blood. William was cleared from the hospital, at which time I transported him to the Detention Center where he was turned over to staff without incident. Williams State issued driver’s license was seized and a DDS 1205 form was served to him. A search was conducted of the rear seat of my patrol vehicle prior to/after transport and at the beginning of shift yielding negative results for contraband.
William received three citations.
UTC139179 for DUI Less Safe
UTC139180 for Failure to Maintain Lane
UTC139181 for Hit and Run (Duty of Driver to return to scene)
William Lightfoot was placed under arrest for Hit and Run, DUI Less Safe, and Failure to Maintain Lane on 02/02/2025 at 0142 hours. William was placed into proper-fit, double locked handcuffs and placed into the backseat of my patrol vehicle. He was transported to NEGMC Barrow for medical clearance. He was medically cleared, then transported to the Detention Center where he was turned over to their custody without incident. The backseat of my patrol vehicle was searched prior to/after transport yielding negative results for contraband.
[End of Narrative]