Pair of DUI Arrests Made in Phoenixville Area

South Whitehorse DUI

A 32-year-old Devon man was arrested for DUI on South Whitehorse Road last week, Schuylkill Township Police are reporting.

According to court documents, on Feb. 20 at 9:35 p.m., police saw a black Audi traveling 15 mph under the speed limit on the 400 block of South Whitehorse Road and swerving. When the officer stopped the vehicle, he noted the man had glassy eyes and betrayed other signs of intoxication. The driver said he had had two beers that night, police said. The man then took and failed field sobriety tests and was arrested and taken to Phoenixville Hospital to have blood drawn for testing. He was charged with DUI.

Filmore Street DUI

A 21-year-old Spring City man was arrested for DUI in the borough last week, Phoenixville Police are reporting.

According to court documents, on Feb. 22 at 10:49 p.m., a black Ford pickup truck swerved on Fillmore Street while passing a patrol car. The truck swerved a second time when the officer pulled behind it. Police pulled the driver over, and said he had glassy, bloodshot eyes, and took and failed a series of field sobriety tests. He was arrested and taken to Phoenixville Hospital to have blood drawn for testing and was charged with DUI.