DPS: Arizona lawmaker arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI
Authorities say Arizona state Rep. David Cook has been arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI.
State Department of Public Safety officials said a trooper stopped Cook as he was driving on the Loop 202 freeway in Mesa on Wednesday night.
They say the trooper smelled alcohol and conducted a field sobriety test on the Republican lawmaker from Globe.
DPS paperwork shows Cook’s blood-alcohol content was measured between 0.15 and 0.19 percent. That’s far above Arizona’s legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.08 percent for drivers.
Cook was cited and released.
House Speaker-elect Rusty Bowers (R-25) released the following statement discussing Representative Cook’s arrest:
“The Arizona Department of Public Safety informed me today that Representative David Cook was arrested last night for driving under the influence. I’m disappointed and saddened by Representative Cook for failing to meet the standard expected of all Arizonans, much less an elected official. When I’ve had an opportunity to learn all the facts and speak with Representative Cook and my colleagues about it, I will announce action the House will take against Representative Cook.”
He has been a member of the state House since 2017 representing Arizona’s 8th Legislative District which includes portions of Pinal and Gila counties and was re-elected last month.
