2 San Rafael Men Charged With DUI In The Same Car: Police

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Two San Rafael men were arrested Friday on suspicion of driving the same car while intoxicated.

Police responded around 9 p.m. to a report of a vehicle hitting a parked car in the 500 block of Canal Street. The car was stuck between the parked car and a curb, and the driver was revving the car's engine to try to break free and flee, San Rafael police Sgt. Justin Graham said.

The driver, Casildo Cialan-Cahuex, 41, switched seats with Demesio Orozco-Cahuex, 35, as police were responding. Orozco-Cahuex freed the vehicle and drove from the scene, Graham said.

Police stopped the vehicle at a dead-end street in the 600 block of Canal Street. Orozco-Cahuex tried to make a U-turn to get away from officers, but he was blocked by police cars, Graham said.

Both men were given field sobriety tests. Police found each had a blood-alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit, Graham said.

Both men were arrested and booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of DUI. Neither were injured in the crash.

Anyone with information about this incident was asked to call San Rafael police at 415-485-3000. Tips can also be submitted online at www.srpd.org/tips.

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