A man with a history of DUIs allegedly caused not one, but two crashes in the same area in Chattooga County before being arrested and charged with a DUI and serious injury by vehicle.
Deputy Ben Mollohan was dispatched to Back Penn Road and Highway 27 at 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 23 in response to a minor, two-vehicle crash at a stop sign, according to a press release from Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader.
The driver allegedly at fault, Billy Joe Dooley, was cited for lacking proof of insurance when he could not provide documentation, but a system check revealed there was valid insurance on the vehicle. The license check would not have shown any previous DUI-related arrests, Schrader said by phone, only the status of his license.
“You have to specifically request criminal history on a case to get previous charges or encounters,” Schrader said.
According to arrest records from Chattooga County, Dooley has been arrested for driving under the influence five times between 2016 and 2025, among other charges in each case, such as serious injury by vehicle and hit and run.