Man given probation in alleged road-rage incident gets rehired at MoDOT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was accused and charged in an alleged road-rage incident in September is once again employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 to misdemeanor reckless driving. He was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but the charge was reduced in December, according to previous reporting. He was sentenced to a year of probation.

Adrian was the state safety coordinator for MoDOT when he was accused of pulling out a gun during a September incident in Cole County. Adrian had disputed the allegations, claiming he held a cellphone during the incident, though deputies wrote in court documents that a gun was found in his vehicle.

MoDOT had told ABC 17 News on Jan. 6 that he was no longer employed with them.

However, MoDOT spokeswoman Marcia Johnson confirmed in a Wednesday email that Adrian is once again employed with them as a senior safety specialist. Johnson could not confirm the date of his new employment on Wednesday.