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Dover Man Arrested for 7th Offense DUI 8-19-2019

Incident/Complaint#:  50-19-26201

Date/Time:  Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at 10:49PM

Location:  North Bradford Street at Mary Street, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:   M/Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer

Narrative: 

The Dover Police Department arrested Edward Prettyman (60) on a 7th offense DUI charge following a motor vehicle accident.  During the investigation, officers detected an odor of alcohol coming from Prettyman.  Prettyman refused to comply with several Field Sobriety Tests at the scene.  Officers were forced to get a search warrant for a blood draw.  Once the blood draw was completed at a nearby hospital, Prettyman was charged with the 7th offense DUI and committed to SCI in default of $20,000 Secured bond.

Edward Prettyman
Dover, DE