Carson McCluskey

Name:
McCluskey, Carson Gregory

Date of Booking:
10/12/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
DUI – DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL – M

Officer’s Narrative:
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On October 12, 2025, at approximately 1529 hours, a Garden City Police Officer requested GSP assistance with a possible intoxicated driver at Old Dean Forest road/ Village Road. The driver was an EMT, later identified by his driver’s license as Carson, Gregory McCluskey, OLN: [REDACTED], at an unrelated death scene. Prior to my arrival, a Garden City firefighter, [REDACTED], advised the Garden City officer that the EMT smelled of an alcoholic beverage.

Prior to my arrival, two Garden City Police Officers, SGT. Valdes and Ofc. Jackson began investigating. They detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the EMT after passing him multiple times. SGT. Valdes (215) also questioned the passenger, another EMT, [REDACTED], identified later by his driver’s license as OLN: [REDACTED], about the consumption of an alcoholic beverage by the driver. He said something to the effect of, “This wouldn’t be the first time asked about that.”

SGT. Valdes then walked to the EMT and asked if he had been drinking, telling him she smelled alcohol. He said not at all. She asked if she could smell his shirt, which he agreed to, and the odor was different than the odor of an alcoholic beverage that was coming from his person. Later, the SGT asked if he would blow into the Preliminary Breath Test Device just to determine if he was safe to drive, which he refused. He said his reasoning was that prior to being an EMT, he was law enforcement in the Coast Guard.

Prior to this, SGT. Valdes confirmed he was the driver via the passenger EMT. SGT. Valdes requested his supervisor to respond to the scene and requested GSP assistance.

I, TPR. Bowie, arrived on scene at approximately 1545 hours and was briefed on all the information that occurred prior to my arrival. The suspect’s vehicle was a Chatham County EMS ambulance, bearing a Georgia license plate of [REDACTED]. It was later confirmed again by him, his supervisor, and the passenger that Mr. McCluskey was the driver.

When I approached Mr. McCluskey, he seemed very withdrawn from the scene, and when I began speaking with him in front of my patrol car, I could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage. I also observed bloodshot and watery eyes. I asked Mr. McCluskey when the last time he had consumed alcohol was, and he said he had not in five years. I then asked about his cologne, due to him prior to my arrival, saying that it could be the smell. He said he does wear cologne, but he is not going to use that as an excuse.

Mr. McCluskey was informed that I wanted to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests to ensure he was safe to drive, which Mr. McCluskey denied. I informed him that these tests are to ensure he is safe to drive, which he still denied.

Mr. McCluskey was placed under arrest at approximately 1553 hours for DUI Alcohol – Less Safe. Implied Consent was read and denied with a verbal “no” at approximately the same time.

After reviewing the bodycam footage on scene, the withdrawn behavior seemed to be consistent with the behavior I saw prior to my interaction with Mr. McCluskey.

Mr. McCluskey’s property, with the exception of his cellphone and knife, was given to the passenger EMT. The ambulance was released to the passenger EMT.

Mr. McCluskey’s knife was mailed back to his address.

Mr. McCluskey was transported to the Chatham County Jail, where he was released with the charges of DUI Less Safe. A 1205 form and a 180-day sticker were issued.

[End of Narrative]