UPDATED: Man charged with DUI after allegedly driving pickup truck over curb on St. George Boulevard

ST. GEORGE — A man was charged with a DUI after driving his pickup truck over a curb early Sunday morning.

Update Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m. Additional details about the cause and charges were added.

St George Police officer Tiffany Atikin told St. George News in a text message that the driver of a black pickup truck was waiting in the McDonald’s drive-thru at 798 E. St. George Blvd. around 2 a.m. Sunday. When he was told they don’t accept cash, police said he tried to exit the line by driving through the landscaping.

When St. George Police officers Nathan Lemke, Brian Groves, and Jonathan Gleave responded to the scene, they found the truck teetering on a concrete wall.

“The driver of the truck was cited for DUI,” Atkin said. “The driver caused some damage to the landscaping, which led to a water line break in the sprinkler system.”

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