Rand Paul's Son Cited But Not Arrested for DUI
According to LEX 18, one of the potential 2016 First Kids got into a drunk driving accident with a parked car in Lexington, KY this week.
William Hilton Paul, Rand Paul’s 22-year-old son, was reportedly given the citation for drunk driving late Sunday morning after crashing a friend’s car without insurance. The details, via Kentucky.com:
According to the citation, Lexington police found Paul at 11:24 a.m. sitting in the driver’s seat of a maroon 2006 Honda Ridgeline that had collided with a parked vehicle at 147 Woodland Avenue. The report said Paul was “belligerent” and had “a strong odor of alcohol,” bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.
A witness told police that just before the collision, Paul had been “revving his engine” while sitting alone in the truck, which was perpendicular in the intersection of Old Vine and Woodland.
The witness “then heard a loud crash,” according to the police citation.
Paul reportedly failed a sobriety test and declined a blood test.Officers tell LEX 18 that Paul was given a citation and not arrested because that is “standard protocol” when a defendant is hospitalized.
Paul’s reportedly had at least two other alcohol-related arrests, He’s due back in court in May.
Rand Paul declined to comment, saying through a spokesperson that he “does not comment on any private matters in regards to his family.”
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