A Franklin man, charged with his third DUI, remains behind bars this afternoon after crashing his car into a ditch Friday night.
Officers responded to the crash on Highway 96 West, near Front Street, at 11:30 Friday night. When they arrived, they found 55-year-old Russell Nix sitting in his car, stuck in the ditch. Officers determined that Nix was impaired, and arrested him for DUI.
Charged with DUI – 3rd Offense, Nix remains in custody at the Williamson County Jail on a 15,000 bond. He will go before a judge at 1pm tomorrow.
In 2013, there were 6,699 known alcohol-related traffic crashes in Tennessee. Nationally, one in three traffic fatalities are a result of an alcohol-impaired driving crash.
Put him UNDER the jail!
Don’t judge GEEPA, you don’t know all the facts. That is the problem with society today! People are assumed guilty right off the bat.