Police release diplomat accused of drunken driving
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Police in an Atlanta suburb say they released a Mexican diplomat accused of drunken driving without holding him in jail after they learned of his government position.
A Roswell police report says Mariano Saynez Ruiz Duran had a blood-alcohol level of 0.126 and had been clocked at 91 mph on Georgia 400 early Friday.
Roswell police Lt. James McGee says Ruiz was released after police learned he's a vice consular at the Mexican Consulate General's Atlanta office.
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The police report says officers confirmed he has partial immunity from law enforcement actions after calling the U.S. State Department.
It wasn't known whether the 39-year-old north Fulton County resident has an attorney, and a home phone number for him could not be located.
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