SEAFORD, Del. (AP) - State police say a Delaware man has been charged with drunken driving for the seventh time after a fight with his girlfriend.
Authorities arrested 54-year-old Bretley W. Knox of Seaford on Sunday night after responding to a domestic disturbance.
Witnesses reported that Knox had been driving a pickup truck erratically on Woodland Ferry Road before pulling into a driveway.
Police say a 39-year-old female passenger was heard screaming for help before Knox pulled her out of the vehicle and began hitting her. Knox then got back into the truck and drove off.
Troopers located Knox a short time later at his home.
Knox was taken into custody and police began a DUI investigation. A computer check revealed that he has been convicted six times for drunken driving.
Knox is charged with seventh Offense DUI, resisting arrest, offensive touching and disorderly conduct.
He was being held at Sussex Correctional Institution with bond set at $26,200 cash.
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