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Following a jury trial, Mark Savage appeals his convictions of driving under the influence of drugs to the extent it was less safe to drive and driving with a controlled substance in his blood, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 a 2 and 6, arguing that the trial court erred by: 1 failing to direct a verdict in his favor on both DUI counts; 2 refusing to charge the jury on the defense of accident; 3 refusing to instruct the jury that the State must prove that he had actual physical control of his vehicle beyond a reasonable doubt; 4 failing to charge the jury on the elements of DUI, thereby improperly shifting the burden of proof to Savage; 5 failing to charge the jury on Savage’s theory of defense; 6 admitting evidence of Savage’s prior conviction for DUI; and 7 denying Savage’s pre-trial motion to suppress the evidence obtained from a search of his car and the results of a chemical test of his blood. For the following reasons, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict.” Cox v. State.1 So viewed, the evidence shows that, at approximately 4:30 p.m. on December 21, 1999, Thomas Jones observed Savage in the parking lot of Manuel’s Tavern. Jones, who was entering the tavern, noticed Savage talking with someone in a car and acting “loud and boisterous.” Savage was not wearing a shirt or shoes, which seemed odd to Jones, because it was a cold and rainy December day.

 
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