Mississippi Senate Leader Charged With DUI

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck.

Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton was charged after running a sport utility vehicle off of Interstate 20 and hitting a sign Saturday night in Scott County. That’s according to a statement Monday from a Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman, Capt. Johnny Poulos.

Burton did not immediately return a call to The Associated Press on Monday, and it was not clear whether he has an attorney to speak on his behalf

Burton has been in the Senate since 1992.

In January, his colleagues chose him as Senate president pro tempore. In that role, he is an ally of Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, and he presides over the Senate when Reeves is not available.

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