Savannah Man Charged With DUI After Lake Detour

A Savannah man has been arrested and charged with drunken driving after police say he drove a Chevrolet Impala into Lake Mayer. Chatham police spokesman Gene Harley said witnesses saw 22-year-old Christopher Byron Simmons steer the car off the road, down a boat ramp and into the water around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

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Published: May 1, 2009

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Savannah man has been arrested and charged with drunken driving after police say he drove a Chevrolet Impala into Lake Mayer.

Chatham police spokesman Gene Harley said witnesses saw 22-year-old Christopher Byron Simmons steer the car off the road, down a boat ramp and into the water around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

Harley said firefighters and police helped Simmons to the shore but he tried to fight his rescuers and told them a woman was in the sinking car.

Officials did not find a second person in the car and called off a search around 8 a.m.

Simmons was booked on misdemeanor charges of obstruction, reckless driving, drunken driving, DUI less safe and failure to maintain lane.

Harley said Simmons could possibly held financially responsible for the search.