Columbia, SC -- Authorities say a man driving a float in the Anderson Christmas parade has been charged with drunk driving after he passed another float then sped down Main Street.When officers caught up to 42-year-old David Allen Rodgers, he had an open container of alcohol in the truck he used to haul the children and adults on the float for a dance studio.Witnesses say Rodgers was driving in line in Sunday's parade when he pulled out to pass a tractor in the float.Police say Rodgers sped down Main Street and ran a red light, while a witness on the float called 911 on a cell phone.Rodgers, whose child was on the float, faces more than three dozen charges, including DUI, kidnapping and assaulting an officer. He will have a bond hearing on the kidnapping charge later this week.
Police Say Man Driving Christmas Parade Float Was Drunk
Authorities say the man tried to pass another float in the same parade, then sped down the street.
