Tennessee senator Ken Yager fails sobriety test after hit-and-run incident
- Ken Yager, the Senate Republican Caucus chair in Tennessee, was involved in a hit-and-run incident on December 3, 2024, in Georgia.
- He was arrested after failing sobriety tests, with video evidence showing him struggling to walk and appearing to have urinated on himself.
- Yager publicly described the incident as unfortunate and stated that he would cooperate with the authorities during the investigation.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Ken Yager, a 77-year-old state senator in Tennessee, was arrested in Georgia following a reported hit-and-run incident. Troopers from the Georgia Department of Public Safety were investigating an earlier crash involving a Ford Edge, connected to Yager, who was found in a grocery store parking lot. Upon arrival, emergency personnel were already attending to Yager for injuries when officers detected the smell of alcohol on his breath. He admitted to consuming wine earlier that day, raising concerns about his ability to operate a vehicle safely. During the sobriety tests conducted by the troopers, Yager struggled to maintain his balance and reportedly urinated on himself, as shown in video footage later obtained by the media. His actions led to him registering a blood alcohol level of 0.14% on a Breathalyzer-type device, which is well above the legal limit. Yager was subsequently arrested and charged with DUI (driving under the influence), failure to stop at a stop sign, and hit-and-run. He has since publicly described the incident as