GEORGIA — A local Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) was arrested earlier this month for allegedly driving under the influence while on duty at the scene of a death, according to records from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
The incident occurred on October 12, when a Garden City firefighter reportedly told police that an EMT on scene smelled of alcohol. Officers responding to the report identified the EMT as Carson McCluskey and said they also detected the odor of alcohol.
According to the police report, another EMT on scene allegedly commented that this “wouldn’t be the first time” someone had asked about McCluskey possibly drinking. When officers asked McCluskey to take a breath test to determine whether he was safe to drive, he refused. GSP troopers were then called to assist.
McCluskey, his supervisor, and another EMT confirmed that he had been driving a Chatham County EMS ambulance. Upon arrival, a state trooper noted that McCluskey’s eyes were bloodshot and watery and asked him to perform field sobriety tests, which he declined.
He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, then transported to the Chatham County Jail, where he was later released.
McCluskey was issued a 1205 form, which serves as a 45-day temporary driving permit following a refusal of chemical testing or a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit, and a 180-day sticker, which extends the temporary permit, according to the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
The case remains under investigation.
