Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for DUI While Off Duty
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October 18, 2011-According to reports an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, while off duty.
According to authorities Orange County Sheriff’s deputy Mario Manuel Castro age 33 of Orange was charged Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol. Castro was stopped by police, according to prosecutors after being spotted driving on the wrong side of the road by an oncoming marked police cruiser.
Prosecutors said, Castro who was stopped on September 30th had a blood alcohol level of .24 after he was arrested, at approximately 2:00 a.m. in Orange. According to authorities Castro showed prevalent signs of intoxication, which included an unsteady balance and a strong odor of alcohol.
Castro who was off duty at the time had been drinking at a Costa Mesa bar, prosecutors have stated and has been charged with one misdemeanor account of driving under the influence with a prior conviction, one count of driving with a blood alcohol level of more than .08, with a prior conviction and a sentencing enhancement for having a blood alcohol level of over .15 percent.
Prosecutors stated that Castro had a prior conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2009 in Los Angeles. The off duty Orange County Sheriff’s deputy faces a maximum of one year in jail if convicted. Castro is scheduled to appear at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana on November 16th to be arraigned.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino, stated that Castro is on active duty pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for DUI While Off Duty
AppId is over the quota
October 18, 2011-According to reports an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, while off duty.
According to authorities Orange County Sheriff’s deputy Mario Manuel Castro age 33 of Orange was charged Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol. Castro was stopped by police, according to prosecutors after being spotted driving on the wrong side of the road by an oncoming marked police cruiser.
Prosecutors said, Castro who was stopped on September 30th had a blood alcohol level of .24 after he was arrested, at approximately 2:00 a.m. in Orange. According to authorities Castro showed prevalent signs of intoxication, which included an unsteady balance and a strong odor of alcohol.
Castro who was off duty at the time had been drinking at a Costa Mesa bar, prosecutors have stated and has been charged with one misdemeanor account of driving under the influence with a prior conviction, one count of driving with a blood alcohol level of more than .08, with a prior conviction and a sentencing enhancement for having a blood alcohol level of over .15 percent.
Prosecutors stated that Castro had a prior conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2009 in Los Angeles. The off duty Orange County Sheriff’s deputy faces a maximum of one year in jail if convicted. Castro is scheduled to appear at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana on November 16th to be arraigned.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino, stated that Castro is on active duty pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.
County crash fatal for women not wearing orange safety belts
August 9, 2011-according to reports was an Orange County crash fatal for three women who say California Highway Patrol wore no seat belt.
According to authorities the crash occurred Monday on the highway I-5 in the direction North streets, exit Buena Park at approximately 10:17 pm. According to California Highway Patrol officer Ray Paton was the implementation of women's SUV with a high speed travel, when the driver lost control.
The SUV as a Ford excursion in the direction North streets was, if the driver is causing the control the SUV with flap over a railing, a different ramp and finally come in an empty lot are lost. The excursion fire began after it with the crash killed three of the passengers and injured two people came to rest.
According to California Highway Patrol, the victims were related to come home to from a church service at the Crystal Cathedral. The victims who were killed in the crash were identified Prado age 49 age 24, Sara Flores age 40 and Angela as Elda Nava-Mayo; the three women were citizens of Downey.
Pronounced in the scene of the crash, three women were dead. The California Highway Patrol identified the driver of the SUV as Ruth Nava-Torres of age 32, who was rescued from the vehicle by a witness to the crash. A 17-year-old passenger was also rescued from the vehicle and to UC Irvine Medical Center with critical injuries were transported.
According to California Highway Patrol, most of the passengers in the SUV were not seatbelts at the time of the crash and were ejected from the vehicle.
