Crime & Safety

Philly Man Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

The man was also charged with reckless driving.

 

Upper Dublin Police arrested a Philadelphia man Sunday night following a traffic stop in the 200 block of Commerce Drive.

Norton L. Marques, 56, of Ambassador Street, was arrested Sunday shortly after 4:30 a.m. after he made a turn from Susquehanna Road onto southbound Pinetown Road, cut the corner, entered the wrong lane and drove off at a high rate of speed in a black 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck, police said.

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According to police, Marques was unsteady on his feet and his moves were lethargic. He also smelled strongly of alcohol, had red and glassy eyes and was slurring his speech, police said.

Marques had his blood drawn at the hospital, and charges are pending the lab results; he was released to a friend. 

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