Fourth drunken-driving offense for man

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July 9, 2010

FROM STAFF REPORTS ---- The Record Eagle Fri Jul 09, 2010, 07:44 AM EDT

TRAVERSE CITY — Deputies arrested a Traverse City man on his fourth drunken-driving offense.

Grand Traverse County authorities charged Nathaniel Glen Clark, 25, with felony drunken driving and driving on a suspended license.

Grand Traverse sheriff's deputies arrested Clark after they reported finding him slumped over his steering wheel along South Airport Road.

A preliminary breath test showed Clark had blood-alcohol levels of 0.21 percent, court records show.

Clark remained in the Grand Traverse County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. He has three prior drunken driving convictions in Traverse City.

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