Crime & Safety
Suspected Drunk Driver - 4x The Legal Limit - Arrested In Parking Lot
BREAKING: The motorist caught police attention early Wednesday in the Raley's lot in Rohnert Park.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA – Rohnert Park public safety officers arrested an Arizona man Wednesday morning on suspicion of DUI at a level more than four times the legal limit.
Two officers were in the parking lot of the Raley's Town Center on City Center Drive when a suspicious vehicle caught their attention around 6:40 a.m.
The driver drove within 30 feet of the officers' patrol cars in parking stalls and stopped with the engine running, according to the Department of Public Safety.
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When one of the officers directed the driver to go around them, the driver pulled a few feet forward and stopped again.
The officers then contacted the driver, identified as Christopher West, 42, of Vail, Arizona, and smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle.
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West took a field sobriety test and was arrested and booked in the Sonoma County Jail for DUI. The on-scene breath test indicated West's blood-alcohol level was 0.37 percent or higher, according to the Department
of Public Safety.
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