Tyler Morris

Name:
Morris, Tyler Dean

Date of Booking:
02/26/2022

Reason(s) For Booking:
DUI – DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL – CONCENTRATION IS 0.08G OR MORE WITHIN 3 HRS OR MORE

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 2-26-2022 at 0619 hrs I was traveling east on W General Screven Way when I observed two vehicles stopped in the number 1 eastbound lane near Pafford St. At first glance it appeared that the vehicles were involved in an accident.

As I exited my patrol vehicle I was approached by the driver of the first vehicle who was a roadside tire service technician. He stated he was dispatched to the area to fix a tire by the second vehicle’s insurance company. He stated when he got on scene the driver of the second vehicle was sleeping in his vehicle and that he could not wake the guy up. The technician stated he was told that the vehicle only needed one tire changed but when he got on scene he noticed that three tires needed to be replaced and that he did not have the equipment to change three tires. Driver 1 left the area.

I noticed that the second vehicle had three flat tires and appeared to have jumped the curb. The grass area next to the roadway had tire impressions where the vehicle left the roadway and traveled a short distance before going back onto the roadway.

I then checked up on driver 2 who was sleeping in a red ford mustang (Mo tag: [REDACTED]). After knocking on the windows for a short period of time I was able to get the male subject to wake up and open the driver door. As the door opened I could smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the vehicle. The driver, who was later identified as Tyler Morris, had watery and red bloodshot eyes. I asked Mr Morris some basic questions and his responses were slurred and hard to understand.

I requested Mr Morris exit his vehicle to speak with me further and as he exited the vehicle he was unsteady on his feet and had to use the vehicle to help balance himself. While speaking with Mr Morris I detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath. Mr Morris agreed to field sobriety testing.

I instructed Mr Morris to focus on the tip of my pen (the stimulus) which I held approximately 12 inches from his face. I asked Mr Morris if he could see the tip of my pen to which he stated yes. I then checked his eyes and his pupils were normal with equal size and equal tracking. Mr Morris was instructed to follow the stimulus with his eyes only, keeping his head still. After stating that he understood the instructions, I started the test. While conducting the test I noticed that Mr Morris displayed a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes. Mr Morris displayed nystagmus at maximum deviation in both eyes and he also displayed nystagmus onset prior to 45 degrees in both eyes.

The next test was the walk and turn. After explaining and demonstrating the instuctions, Mr Morris was advised to start the test. Mr Morris could not keep his balance while listening to instructions. He also stopped walking during the test to steady himself. Mr Morris lost his balance while walking and also stepped off the line numerous times. Mr Morris did not touch heel to toe while taking his steps and would use his arms for balancing.

The last test administered was the one leg stand. Mr Morris was given instructions for the test which I also demonstrated. Mr Morris kept swaying while balancing and also put his foot down on a couple of occasions. He also used his arms for balancing.

After completing the tests Mr Morris was placed under arrest (handcuffed, checked for fit and double locked) for driving under the influence of alcohol and placed in the backseat of my vehicle. I then read Mr Morris the Georgia implied consent for suspects age 21 and older. Mr Morris agreed to provide a breath sample.

I transported Mr Morris to the Hinesville police department where he provided two breath samples on the intoxilyzer 9000. Mr Morris’ first sample was 0.115 % brac. Mr Morris’ second breath sample was 0.112 % bac.

Mr Morris was issued a citation for driving under the influence and also given a DD 1205. Ofc Jones #183 then transported Mr Morris to the Liberty county jail.

Mr Morris’ vehicle was removed from the scene by Hinesville towing.