Christian LorenzenA Chattanooga police officer is on administrative leave after he reportedly drove drunk in a green Jeep through a construction zone on U.S. Highway 27 near the Tennessee River, according to an arrest report.
Officer Christian Lorenzen, 36, was arrested Sunday on charges of DUI, violation of the implied consent law, speeding in a work zone and possession of a handgun while under the influence.
He was released on a $2,000 bond. Reached by phone Tuesday, he declined to comment.
Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers stopped Lorenzen just before 1 a.m. Sunday after his 2008 Jeep Wrangler veered over the center line twice and just over the solid white line at the edge of the road three times while heading north near mile marker four, according to the arrest report. He was going 60 mph in a 45-mph work zone, THP said.
The report states Lorenzen smelled of alcohol and that when he was asked to step out of the car he was unsteady on his feet. A 9 mm handgun was on the floor of the Jeep.