Birmingham City Councilman who had DUI in city car faces runoff

An incumbent Birmingham City Council member who last year was arrested for driving under the influence will face a runoff on Oct. 7.

Council member J.T. Moore of District 4 was arrested for DUI last year when police found him sleeping in a city-owned Chevrolet Tahoe pulled off on the shoulder of Interstate 65 in South Alabama. City council members cannot drive city vehicles under a 1967 state law.

Moore issued an apology during the Nov. 5 city council meeting, and the council took no further action on the matter…

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