Metro city councilman charged with DUI, taking off after allegedly causing car crash

By Michele Newell, WSB-TV Cobb County Bureau Chief

July 17, 2023 at 4:55 pm EDT

Robert Sinclair Robert Sinclair, who is also known as Tray Sinclair, has been charged with DUI, hit-and-run and following too closely.

By Michele Newell, WSB-TV Cobb County Bureau Chief

July 17, 2023 at 4:55 pm EDT

(KENNESAW, Ga.) — A Kennesaw city council member is accused of drinking and driving, then taking off after causing a car crash.

Robert Sinclair, also known as Tray Sinclair, has been charged with DUI, hit-and-run, and following too closely.

Police say Sinclair caused a car crash and kept going. The crash happened on Cobb Parkway at the intersection of EMC Parkway on June 28.

Investigators say Sinclair rear-ended a driver, ultimately causing a chain reaction. Sinclair told them he waited for officers to respond to the crash, but he never called 911 and decided to leave because the wait was too long.

Michele Newell, WSB-TV Cobb County Bureau Chief

Michele Newell is a three-time Emmy award-winning reporter. She joined the WSB-TV team as a general assignment reporter in November 2021. She was promoted to Cobb County Bureau Chief five months later