Crime & Safety
DUI Suspected In Orange County Small Plane Crash
A Temecula-area resident was arrested on suspicion of an aircraft DUI after crashing his small plane in Whittier.

WHITTIER, CA —Flying under the influence was suspected when a pilot ran out of fuel for his small aircraft on Monday. The 58-year-old Temecula-area resident was en route from Temecula to San Diego when the airplane ran out of fuel, forcing him to land where he did, Villanueva said.
The pilot of a small plane was arrested on suspicion of operating an aircraft while under the influence after he ran out of fuel and landed in a business parking lot in the Whittier area, authorities said Tuesday.
Darrell Roberts, 58, of the Riverside County community of Winchester, was taken into custody after the Piper airplane landed late Monday night in the 3700 block of Workman Mill Road, said Lieutenant Alex Villanueva of the sheriff's Pico Rivera Station.
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Roberts was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor operating an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and was held in lieu of $1,000 bail.
His next court appearance was scheduled for July 5 in Downey.
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Roberts was alone in the airplane and was not injured, and the airplane was not damaged police said.
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