Man high fives cop who gave him DUI

TYRONE, Pa. (AP) - March 5, 2012

Online court records do not list an attorney for 27-year-old Gerald Decker, of Tyrone, who also does not have a listed phone.

The Altoona Mirror reports Decker was driving about 1:20 a.m. Feb. 19 when a Tyrone officer handling another matter noticed Decker's car didn't have its lights on and flagged him down.

Officer Adam Bonsell says Decker told him, "Thanks, buddy," and tried to high-five the officer who instead told him, "That's not how it works" and proceeded to give Decker field sobriety tests.

Police say Decker's blood-alcohol content was two-and-a-half times the legal limit for drivers.

The charges were recently mailed to Decker.

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