Michael Maely, a news anchor for Myrtle Beach NBC affiliate WMBF, was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with DUI. Maely was reportedly clocked by state troopers driving 96 miles an hour, refused a breathalyzer test and failed a roadside sobriety test.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News reports the anchor told troopers he’d had “not much (a beer)” to drink:
The speed limit where Mealy was clocked speeding is 55 mph. The state trooper said in the report that when he initiated the traffic stop shortly before 4 a.m., Maely exited onto S.C. 544 west before stopping in the Atlanta Bread parking lot.
AdvertisementAfter several attempts to begin a roadside sobriety test in which Maely reportedly failed to follow directions, the trooper read Maely his Miranda rights “and he lost his balance and almost fell over,” the report said.
An attorney for Maely told the newspaper “everything is just an allegation against Mr. Maely who has served and dedicated his life to the people of Horry County. He would like to thank his many, many friends and family who have reached out to him in support.”
Maely’s station bio includes a video of himself at a race track, where a list of “little known facts” includes this: “I am the happiest when I am behind the wheel, ideally on a closed track!”