Cedar Rapids Weather
New Details in Rep. Kerry Burt Drunk Driving Arrest
ANKENY - A state representative from Waterloo tells Ankeny police that on the night he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, he had been drinking while at a party with Governor Chet Culver.
Burt was arrested in Ankeny on Feb. 11, allegedly with a blood-alcohol level of 0.129 percent, which is above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. The Ankeny Police Department report also indicates Burt told officers he couldn't be arrested because he was a state legislator. Police asked Burt how much had he to drink and according to the police report, responded, “It’s not so much how much I had to drink, but who I was drinking with.” According to the report, Burt then whispered to the officer, “the governor." Later the report states that Burt told police he could call three people to get him out of jail; Speaker of the House Pat Murphy, Iowa Department of Public Safety Communications Director Courtney Greene or Department of Public Safety Commissioner Gene Meyer. The arrest caused Burt to lose his driver’s licenses and his position as a firefighter in Waterloo. Burt’s trial has been delayed until August to give a judge time to consider a motion to suppress evidence. Burt allegedly failed a chemical breath test, but an associate judge ruled police should have informed Burt his commercial driver’s license could be revoked before the test. Read The Police Report More Good Stuff |
What's On KCRG
Most Popular >> |
Conversation Guidelines
Be Kind
Don't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language.
Don't attack someone personally. Keep it civil and be responsible.
Share Knowledge
Be truthful. Share what you know and what you are passionate about.
What more do you want to learn? Keep it simple.
Stay focused
Promote lively and healthy debate. Stay on topic. Ask questions and give feedback on the story's topic.
Report Trouble
Help us maintain a quality comment section by reporting comments that are offensive. If you see a comment that is offensive, or you feel violates our guidelines, simply click on the "x" to the far right of the comment to report it.
read the full guidelines here »
Commenting will be disabled on stories dealing with the following subject matter: Violent crime, sexual abuse, Amber Alerts, Operation Quickfinds and suicides.
Most Popular >>