An AWOL soldier was arrested Saturday after authorities said he was caught driving drunk, fled from a state trooper who tried to stop him and violated a statewide shelter-in-place order.
Christian Lee Robinson, 20, is facing several charges, including reckless conduct, in connection with the incident, according to Coweta County jail records.
A Georgia State Patrol trooper spotted Robinson driving his Pontiac Solstice at more than 120 mph on I-85, according to spokesman Cpl. Scott Tarpley. Tarpley said Robinson was swerving and did not slow down when a trooper tried to pull him over. The trooper used a PIT maneuver to disable Robinson’s car near mile marker 49, Tarpley said.
The Solstice spun out and hit a median wall, Tarpley said. Robinson was taken to a hospital and then to the Coweta jail, where he remains on a $6,200 bond.
Robinson told authorities he was a soldier and was absent without leave from Fort Gordon in Augusta, according to Tarpley. Officials said he was trying to visit family in Alabama at the time of the incident.
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The GSP charged Robinson with reckless conduct, saying he violated the shelter-in-place order Gov. Brian Kemp put into place to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Robinson is also charged with DUI, obstruction of officers, possession of alcohol by a minor, fleeing or attempting to elude police officer, reckless driving, speeding, open container and failure to maintain lane.
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