Thursday, May 26, 2011 – Steve Fermier and The Washington Examiner

A firefighter’s union official is facing drunk driving charges in Howard County.

Police arrested John Sparks of Mt. Airy last month for allegedly having a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.

Sparks was pulled over along Route 40 after an officer saw a vehicle weaving and going the wrong way on a one way street.
The Examiner reported that Sparks was handed more than a thousand dollars in citations that included reckless driving.

He is president of the Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association.