State Court Judge Carlton Vines was charged this morning with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident near Summerville, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The arrest is the second DUI charge for Vines, who presides over the state court of Chattooga County, said communications equipment officer Joseph Teet with the GSP post in Rome.
“This is the second time that we have got him in Chattooga County for DUI and leaving the scene,” Teet said.
Vines allegedly struck an older model pickup truck with his gold Ford Ranger on Bill Rich Hill Road about 10:04 a.m., Teet said. No one was injured in the crash.
Vines left the scene and was arrested by a trooper at his residence, he said.
Vines was charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane and possessing an open container within his vehicle, according to a Chattooga County Jail official.
The jailer said Vines was bailed out of the facility on $4,000 property bond.
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