Trooper Joe Cole administers a field sobriety test on Marlon Livingston of Livingston.
Erratic Driver Arrested for DWI, LIVINGSTON, April 22, 2011 - Shortly after 9 pm on April 22, 2011, a call was placed to the Polk County Sheriff's Office regarding a erratic driver. The vehicle was reportedly weaving, running other vehicles off the road, had no tail lights and described as a blue Chevy truck. The truck was south-bound on US-59 north of the Livingston City Limits. Deputy Mike Nettles was on patrol in the area and caught up with the 1998 GMC Sierra. Nettles clocked the truck as doing 30 miles per hour in the fast lane. Troopers Joe Cole and Sergeant Nita Bowen pulled the vehicle over south of Business 59. The driver was identified as Marlon Angelo Livingston, 40, of Livingston. Livingston had an open container of Budweiser beer in his truck. Trooper Cole conducted a field sobriety test and placed Livingston under arrest for driving while intoxicated and open container of alcohol. A rollback wrecker from Ken's Towing recovered Livingston's vehicle and it will be stored at Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. The scene was cleared by 10 pm.
Marlon Livingston could not walk a straight line, refused to hold one leg in the air, so when Trooper Cole asked him to perform a simple finger exercise, Livingston performed poorly.
Cole placed Livingston under arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Trooper Cole places Marlon Livingston into a patrol unit to be transported to Polk County Jail.
KC Masterpiece, seasoning, and a bullet among other things in the interior of Livingston's vehicle.
Ken recovered Livingston's vehicle.
Houdini guards Ken's truck.
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