Babbitt DUI Charges Dropped

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 07:36 PM ET

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** Randy Babbitt speaking to a crowd at Oshkosh
in 2011.**

Key Takeaways:

Drunk driving charges against former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt were dismissed by a Virginia judge.
The judge ruled that patrol car video evidence contradicted the arresting officer's original report of erratic driving.
Babbitt had resigned from his FAA role following the arrest and now plans to return to the aviation industry as a consultant.

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A Fairfax, Virginia, judge has dismissed drunk driving charges filed late last year against former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt after ruling that patrol car video appeared to contradict the arresting officer’s original report.

Babbitt was arrested on December 3 in Fairfax after police said his car was spotted crossing the double yellow lines and driving on the wrong side of the road. Two days later, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood placed Babbitt on administrative leave. Babbitt resigned soon afterward.