A man arrested three times for drunk driving has only been charged with misdemeanors as a first-time DWI offender. The last two arrests occurred about 72 hours apart.
Around 11:45 p.m. September 30, DPS Trooper Peterson responded to a dispatch regarding a truck stopped on Roberts Road near Needham Road, with the driver passed out behind the wheel. As Trooper Peterson approached the maroon Chevy pickup and began to position his patrol vehicle in front of it, the truck was put into reverse and began backing down the road. The officer initiated a traffic stop to check the condition of the driver and cite him for illegally driving in reverse on the road. The driver, 52-year-old Malcolm Glenn Adams of Porter, showed obvious signs of impairment, but only admitted to having one beer, three hours earlier. He also admitted having a prescription for Hydrocodone because a back problem, but said he had not taken any in days. A blood draw was performed at Kingwood Hospital and Adams was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. His official arrest date was October 1.
Just after midnight October 4, Deputy Gallagher with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the intersection of Meadow Lane and Birch Street. Once again, someone reported a man passed out behind the wheel of a maroon Chevy pickup that was still running, and sitting in a moving lane of traffic. The deputy found the pickup facing the wrong direction, and stopped, but in reverse, with back-up lights on. It was also very close to a deep ditch. The deputy put the truck in park and removed the key before attempting to wake the driver, Malcolm Adams.
The deputy shook Adams’ shoulder repeatedly before he was finally able to wake him. In the process, the deputy noticed unopened cans of beer in the front seat. Adams, however, denied drinking any alcohol, saying he only had Dr. Pepper. The deputy instructed Adams to step out of the vehicle, and had to repeat himself several times before Adams complied. When asked to blow into the PBT (preliminary breath test) device, Adams sucked instead. When the deputy had him try again, Adams allegedly again attempted to avoid actually blowing into it. However, enough breath went in for the machine to register 0.075. Like a few days earlier, Adams was transported to Kingwood Hospital for another blood draw.
When the deputy called dispatch to find out what level of DWI the arrest was, he learned Adams had no DWI convictions. As a result, despite the incident marking the second DWI arrest for Adams in less than one week, he was again charged with Driving While Intoxicated (1st), which is a class B misdemeanor.
According to Public Data, Adams was also arrested in Montgomery County July 30, 2004 and charged with Driving While Intoxicated. That charge was dismissed January 13, 2005.
Adams lists his occupation as “disabled.”
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