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The Salt Lake TribuneUtah Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack was booked into jail Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
The Syracuse Republican was stopped at 12:17 a.m. at 3300 South and 700 East after his vehicle was noticed to be driven erratically, the UHP said. The trooper noticed "a strong odor of alcohol" and asked Killpack to perform field sobriety tests. Killpack performed the tests but refused to take a breath test. He was arrested, and police later got a warrant to take blood. He was booked into Salt Lake County Jail at 2:45 a.m.
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Killpack's father was killed by a drunken driver when the lawmaker was a teenager and he has sponsored and supported legislation aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers. He was the Senate sponsor last year of a law that allows the seizure of vehicles of habitual drunken drivers.
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Waddoups said Killpack has been "a great majority leader" and it will be up to Killpack and the Republican caucus to decide whether he continues in that role. He said it would certainly be discussed when GOP senators hold their closed-door meeting next week.
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Killpack released a statement Friday afternoon. He said, "I am deeply sorry for the impact this incident will have on those who support and trust me -- my colleagues in the senate, my constituents and, most importantly, my family. I am a firm believer in responsibility and personal accountability, and am prepared to accept all personal, legal and political consequences for my actions."
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