Former Lane County Commissioner Bobby Green was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of driving under the influence, Eugene Police Department spokesperson Melinda Kletzok said.
Police noticed Green’s Chevy Blazer drifting out of its lane on Echo Hollow Road and pulled him over for his failure to maintain his lane position. He failed a sobriety test and was transported to the Eugene Police Station, Kletzok said.
“He was very polite and compliant,” she said. “It was pretty standard. He wasn’t given any special treatment because he was the former commissioner.” Green was arrested at 11:31 p.m., cited and released.
Green’s hearing is scheduled for Feb. 19 at 8 a.m. in Eugene’s municipal court.
Green served as Lane County Commissioner for 13 years and was narrowly defeated by Rob Handy in the November election.
He began working as a lobbyist in Salem for the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs in January. The organization works to provide addiction treatment programs for substance abusers and expand programs for mentally disabled citizens in the state.
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