The Brief
- Former Forest Park public works director Alton Matthews faces DUI charges in Gwinnett County after driving a city-issued car.
- Police arrested Matthews on May 29 following a traffic crash near Club Drive where he refused a sobriety test.
- Forest Park Councilwoman Latresa Akins-Wells is demanding answers after learning the other driver plans to sue the city.
FOREST PARK, Ga. – A Gwinnett County police investigation into a traffic collision led to the arrest of Forest Park’s former public works director, who now faces driving under the influence charges after operating a city-issued vehicle.
Forest Park director arrested
What we know:
According to a Gwinnett County police report, officers arrested Alton Matthews on May 29 on Pleasant Hill Road near Club Drive. Police responded to the area after Matthews, who was driving a city-issued vehicle, was involved in an accident with another driver.
The responding officer reported smelling alcohol on Matthews, who was stumbling and had urinated in his pants. Matthews admitted he had left a nearby bar where he drank multiple Long Island iced teas, but refused a field sobriety test before being booked into jail. …