ATLANTA - State Rep. Doug Teper said he believes that a blood-alcohol test will prove that he was not driving under the influence when he was arrested by an Atlanta police officer. <br>
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Teper, D-Atlanta, was stopped for a minor violation June 24 after leaving an Elvis Costello concert at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta. The officer charged the seven-term House member with driving under the influence after a roadside sobriety test. <br>
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Teper insisted on a blood test. <br>
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``Having sat on the House Judiciary Committee for a number of years, I know how inaccurate the motor skills test is,'' Teper said Monday. <br>
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Teper, who said he had ``a couple'' of beers over a four-hour period during the concert, said he was confident the test would show his blood alcohol was not over the legal limit of 0.08 percent. <br>
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``I think I was safe to drive and I think the blood test will confirm that,'' Teper said.
