Crime & Safety
DUI Probationer Arrested In Petaluma Crash, Police Say
A Petaluma woman previously convicted of DUI is suspected of driving under the influence in a rear-end collision Saturday, police said.
PETALUMA, CA — A 63-year-old Petaluma woman already on DUI probation was arrested on the same charge after rear-ending a vehicle Saturday morning, police said. Petaluma police were called to the 700 block of East Washington Street at 11: 05 a.m. and were told by witnesses that the driver who hit another car from behind had an odor of alcohol.
"At one point, she attempted to walk away, forcing witnesses to confiscate her keys and make her stay on scene," the Petaluma police Sgt. Lance Novello said in a news release.
Officers determined that Pamela Long— already on probation for a prior DUI conviction — had been drinking and had a blood-alcohol level just over the the legal California limit of .08 percent, Novello said.
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Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and a juvenile in the vehicle that was struck was evaluated after complaining of pain, the sergeant said.
Long was arrested for suspected DUI causing injury and violation of probation and booked into the Sonoma County Jail.
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— By Bay City News Service; Patch local editor Maggie Avants contributed to this report.
