Sam Donaldson Arrested For DUI

By Alex Weprin 

Former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson was arrested for driving under the influence earlier this month. TMZ first reported the news this afternoon.

Donaldson was pulled over December 1st in Delaware and failed a field sobriety test. He was subsequently taken to a nearby police station, was booked, and released.

“Law enforcement notes that Donaldson was very cooperative.” TMZ notes.

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Donaldson was twice ABC’s White House correspondent, and also served as co-anchor of “PrimeTime Live” with Diane Sawyer and “This Week” with Cokie Roberts. He is retired from ABC, though he still serves as a contributor to ABC News programming.

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