Update 3:15 p.m.
The firefighter charged with DUI on Monday is a volunteer with OWL Volunteer Fire Department in Woodbridge, but officials stress he was not on company time when he was arrested.
OWL VFD Chief Jim McAllister said Pottier was operating his own vehicle and was not on duty, and when he was arrested, did not identify himself to police as a volunteer firefighter.
Original post 1:48 p.m.
Lake Ridge, Va. –– A volunteer firefighter in Prince William County has been arrested and charged with DUI, police said.
Nathan Collier Pottier, 25, of Vienna, was stopped at 11 p.m. Monday in the area of Hedges Run Drive and Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge.
When the officer questioned him, he determined Pottier to be driving under the influence of alcohol, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
Police said Pottier is a volunteer firefighter in Prince William.
More on this story as we get it.
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