Crime & Safety
22-Year-old Man Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI In Petaluma Crash
Police responding to a report of a crash at Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Mauro Pietro Drive found a Honda Civic facing the wrong way.
PETALUMA, CA — A 22-year-old Santa Rosa man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and other crimes in the wake of a solo vehicle crash in Petaluma Saturday evening, police said.
Police received calls around 6:35 p.m. Saturday about a collision in the vicinity of Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Mauro Pietro Drive in which the vehicle hit the raised median, according to police.
An officer found a Honda Civic that had been driving northbound on Sonoma Mountain Parkway and ended up facing northbound in a southbound lane, police said. The car had front-end damage, but the driver was uninjured, according to police.
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The driver displayed what police described as objective signs of alcohol intoxication along with signs and symptoms of drug use. He refused to take a field sobriety test, police said.
After further investigating, the officer concluded that the driver was operating the vehicle while under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs and arrested him, according to police.
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After he was handcuffed, the suspect allegedly tried to flee, according to police. When the officer searched the suspect, he found a bag containing a substance the officer suspected might be cocaine, police said.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI, obstructing/resisting a peace officer and possession of a controlled substance, according to police. He was taken to the hospital for an evidentiary blood draw and then booked into the Sonoma County Jail.
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