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he maybe had three beers ….

he maybe had three beers of his own. Dispatch reported that the driver’s license was revoked, and he was limited to a .02 bloodalcohol content with an ignition interlock requirement.

When the officer returned from his squad, the driver had fallen asleep behind the wheel. The officer tapped him on the shoulder to wake him up, and he was asked to do field sobriety tests. He showed signs of intoxication and was arrested and taken to the police station, where he registered a .18 blood-alcohol content on the breathalyzer. He was for a second-offense drunk driving, driving with a revoked license and failure to install an ignition interlock device. He was released to a sober party.

_ June 20 - An officer was on patrol in Abbotsford when he ran the license plate of a vehicle traveling on Spruce Street. The registered owner came back has having a revoked license, so he pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver. The officer could smell alcohol coming from the vehicle and he could see about 30 cans of beer scattered across the floor of the back seat. At first, the driver denied having anything to drink, but then said he had two beers.

Another officer arrived on scene and noticed that a rear seat passenger was trying to cover something with his arm. The passenger was asked what he was hiding, and eventually he handed the officer a grinder with marijuana residue inside.

The driver and his two passengers were asked to exit the vehicle so it could be searched. The search revealed a small bag of cocaine and tinfoil pipe with marijuana residue.

Field sobriety tests were conducted on the driver, and he showed signs of intoxication. He also registered a .213 blood-alcohol content on a preliminary test. He was arrested and taken to the police station, where he was cited for drunk driving, driving without a valid license and possession of open intoxicants in a motor vehicle. He was also told that charges of cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia would also be recommended. The two passengers were under 18. They were cited for underage drinking and having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle.

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