GP Police Nabbed Elderly Motorist for Old/New DUII Charges in Traffic Stop
Grants Pass Police arrested an elderly motorist for old and new charges of impaired driving early today after a traffic stop in the north part of the city.
According to the Police Department, officers pulled over a Toyota Sienna minivan driven by 81-year-old Geoffrey Thomas Williams near the corner of NE 6th Street and Manzanita Avenue at 12:43 this morning.
Police said Williams was called in as a wrong-way driver, they observed him failing to maintain a travel lane and stopped him. They said he showed signs of impairment, performed poorly in field sobriety tests and was placed into custody.
A records check revealed that Williams was wanted on a Marion County warrant for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Hit-and-Run Causing Property Damage as well as a Josephine County warrant for DUII and Reckless Driving.
Williams was lodged in jail on the warrants along with new charges of DUII and Reckless Driving. His minivan was impounded.
Posted on 6/20/25 11:41AM by Sam Marsh
