Crime & Safety
Head of FAA Nabbed for Alleged DWI in Fairfax
Reston resident was seen driving the wrong way on Old Lee Highway.
Update: Babbitt has been placed on leave. He requested it, according to The Washington Post.
Original story: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday night in Fairfax City.
A Fairfax City police officer stopped Jerome Randolph Babbitt, 65, of Reston at 10:30 p.m. for driving down the wrong side of Old Lee Highway near the and police station.
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Babbitt, the FAA's 16th administrator, was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where he was placed on a personal recognizance bond.
The FAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation tasked with flight safety, regulation, technology and training.
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