HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) - Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes will have to face a North Carolina judge after getting behind the wheel drunk. Court documents in Currituck County North Carolina say Hughes blew a .13.
That's nearly two times the legal limit, which is .08 under North Carolina laws, the drunk driving charge is a misdemeanor. Hughes, 55, was also charged with driving left of center, which is a traffic violation.
24-Hour News 8 spoke with the Assistant Clerk of Courts, Debbie Basnight, in Currituck County. She says court documents show Hughes traveled left of center twice. He's also accused of turning on his turn signal a half of mile before the turn.
Basnight said according to a citation report, "The officer says he noticed a light odor of alcohol upon (Hughes') breath. The defendant was polite and cooperative."
Monday, Hughes released a report to the media stating he was arrested on drunk driving charges October 27. The longtime judge said he was vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Turns out, Hughes did not spend anytime behind bars. He signed an unsecured bond according to Basnight . Hughes, who is handling the Carmel High School basketball hazing cases and former money manager Marcus Schrenker’s divorce says he notified Judicial Qualifications Committee for review.
He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Jan. 24, 2011.
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