Bridgeville man charged with 7th DUI after leaving Lewes bar

A Bridgeville man faces his seventh driving under the influence charge after police stopped him Feb. 1, shortly after he left a Lewes establishment.

Police were called at 3:50 p.m. to Irish Eyes Restaurant on Anglers Road in reference to a disorderly and intoxicated patron, police said. but the man drove off in a Dodge Ram truck before officers arrived.

Officers spotted the truck going west on Savannah Road and pulled it over, making contact with the driver, George Hamilton, 57. During the stop, police said, they “observed behaviors and odors consistent with a high level of intoxication.” Hamilton failed routine field sobriety tests, refused to consent to a breath test and was arrested for driving under the influence. A computer check revealed that Hamilton had six previous arrests for DUI. A blood search warrant was approved by the court, and Hamilton’s blood was taken for testing.

Hamilton was charged with seventh-offense driving under the influence, a class C felony; he was taken to Sussex Correctional Institution for an intoxication hold, police said.