Overview
- Georgia State Patrol records say the Oct. 12 incident began at a Garden City death scene after a firefighter reported an EMT smelled of alcohol.
- The EMT, identified as 34-year-old Carson McCluskey, and his supervisor confirmed he had been driving a Chatham Emergency Services ambulance.
- A GSP trooper noted bloodshot, watery eyes and, after McCluskey refused field sobriety and breath tests, arrested him just before 4 p.m. on a DUI Alcohol — Less Safe charge.
- He was transported to the Chatham County Jail, released after being charged, and issued a 1205 form with a 180‑day temporary driving permit tied to his refusal of chemical testing.
- Chatham Emergency Services said a supervisor suspended McCluskey on scene under its zero‑tolerance policy and the company terminated his employment the next day; McCluskey denied drinking and cited prior Coast Guard law‑enforcement experience as his reason for refusing tests, and WJCL reported prior DUI charges in 2009 according to the police report.