An Okmulgee doctor is facing license revocation after being arrested in July by Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a suspected DUI. ZachariahAnderson, 46, was pulled over July 21, 2018, around 6:30 p.m.
An Okmulgee doctor is facing license revocation after being arrested in July by Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a suspected DUI. ZachariahAnderson, 46, was pulled over July 21, 2018, around 6:30 p.m. by a highway patrol officer. Signs posted in Pinnacle Healthcare located at 1101 S. Belmont Avenue will close within 30 days.
According to court documents, Anderson had been observed driving a whiteAudi four door sedan on southbound U.S. 75 going 105 mph in a 65 mph zone. The officer began pursuit of the car but Anderson did not yield, causing the officer to take chase. The vehicle exited the highway at an excess of 120 mph, court records state. Eventually, Anderson stopped in the roadway after the officer had pursued him for over two miles.
Anderson and his wife Shanna Anderson, who had been in the passenger seat, were both placed under arrest. Anderson consented to a state breath test and it was discovered he had a blood alcohol level of 0.21 percent. In the State of Oklahoma, drivers are considered impaired if they possess a BAC between 0.05-0.08 percent.
Anderson was charged with Aggravated DUI, Felony Eluding, Speeding 105 in a 65, Fail to Stop at a Stop Sign, Changing Lanes Unsafely and Taxes Due to State, and was held on a $28,500 bond.
Four days after Anderson was arrested the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision immediately suspended his medical license.
“It is clear from the facts of the case that the Defendant poses imminent harm to the public,” states the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
Anderson has previously faced probation and complaints due to alcohol abuse. According to the Oklahoma Board of Medical License and Suspension, he was put on probation on January, 12, 2012, after complaints were filed December 2011. The reason for the complaint is listed alcohol/substance abuse. He was put on indefinite probation but in May 2013,Anderson requested that the probation be modified to allow him to work more than 40 hours a week. The board passed the modification allowing Anderson to work 75 hours and required an appearance before the Board in six months for reevaluation.
Anderson is set to appear in court Thursday,Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. for his initial appearance before Judge Pandee Ramirez.
