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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Wednesday and is being charged with a DUI, NBC News reports.
A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.
David Paul Allsop, 52, of Bedford, New Hampshire, faces a DUI charge following his arrest at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, according to records from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. Allsop has been a licensed pilot since 2008.
The Southwest Airlines pilot claimed he had “few light beers” the night before the flight. However, law enforcement charged Allsop with a DUI. A spokesperson for the airline said Allsop had “been removed from duty,” following the crime .
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Chicago was delayed for multiple hours after a pilot was arrested and charged with DUI at an airport in Georgia, police said.
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