Alabama State Personnel Board v. Dueitt

PITTMAN, Judge.

The Alabama State Personnel Board (“the Board”) appeals from a judgment of the Washington Circuit Court that reversed an order of the Board that had upheld the dismissal of Joseph Dueitt, an employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation (“DOT”). We reverse the circuit court’s judgment.

The record shows that Dueitt was hired by DOT in 2004. On a Sunday evening in February 2006 Dueitt was driving a DOT vehicle from his primary residence to his secondary residence when he was involved in a single-vehicle wreck that resulted in the total loss of the vehicle. An Alabama State…