Former York County Councilman Paul Lindemann was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a mailbox with a vehicle and ran away, authorities say. Lindemann, who was elected twice to represent Fort Mill on York County Council, was booked at Moss Justice Center just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. His bond was set at $1,234.50, and his first court appearance is Feb. 6.
Lindemann, 32, was involved in a one vehicle wreck in Fort Mill around 1:45 a.m., said Lance Cpl. Billy Elder of the Highway Patrol. The patrol responded to Commons Court in Fort Mill’s Baxter Village, where a vehicle had struck a mailbox.
A 2003 Lexus SUV was traveling southbound on Commons Court, when the vehicle swerved off the road to the right and struck a mailbox, Elder said.
The driver, later identified as Lindemann, fled the vehicle on foot and was arrested soon after, Elder said.
The highway patrol previously released Lindemann’s home address, 1312 Hensley Road, as the site of the crash.
Lindemann didn’t take a breathalyzer test, which could mean he either refused to take it or couldn’t blow enough air, Judge Dan Malphrus said during his bond hearing.
