Judge acquitted of DUI charges

SAVANNAH - A former juvenile court judge was found innocent of driving under the influence Friday. <br> <br> Judge Juan Ayala, who stepped down from the juvenile court bench after the incident, was charged with two counts of DUI stemming from an Oct. 20 fender-bender in which his black Ford Mustang was rear-ended. <br> <br> One DUI charge was dismissed because Ayala wasn&#39;t immediately read a statement of his implied consent to take intoxication tests. Ayala wasn&#39;t read his implied consent for 22 minutes, and Georgia law says it must be read at the time of the arrest. <br> <br> A breathalyzer test showed Ayala&#39;s blood alcohol content was 0.104 grams above the limit of 0.08. <br> <br> On the second charge, Bulloch County State Court Judge Gary Mikell determined there wasn&#39;t enough evidence that the alcohol impaired Ayala&#39;s driving. <br> <br> Mikell heard the case after Chatham County judges recused themselves.

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