Top Mississippi lawmaker again charged with drunken driving
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A top Mississippi state senator has been charged with drunken driving after authorities say his truck went into a ditch.
State Senate President Pro Tem Terry Burton was found uninjured Wednesday night by a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper near Starkville. Burton was taken to jail and charged with DUI second offense and failure to maintain proper lane. Oktibbeha County Sheriff Steve Gladney says the 62-year-old was subsequently released on $992 bail.
Burton pleaded g
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