Joel Rodriguez Arrested in DUI Crash on Lakeville Highway [Sonoma County, CA]

DUI Suspect Strikes Patrol Car on Lakeville Highway in Sonoma County Injuring Sheriff’s Deputy

 
SONOMA COUNTY, CA (July 13, 2023) – Joel Rodriguez was arrested in a DUI crash in Sonoma County early Monday morning on July 10.
 
The crash happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Lakeville Highway, just south of Cannon Lane. According to the CHP, a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy was in the process of pulling over a Mercedes-Benz 1350 on Lakeville Highway, when a Toyota Tacoma rear-ended the deputy’s patrol car.
 
The impact caused the patrol car to slam into the back of the Mercedes. It then went down a dirt embankment into a fence.
 
The patrol car’s lights were activated and the sheriff’s deputy was still inside his vehicle. Both the deputy and the driver of the Mercedes were wearing safety belts.
 
The deputy suffered moderate injuries. Rodriguez and the other driver also sustained injuries from the crash.

Police determined that Rodriguez was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. They arrested and booked him into the Sonoma County jail on suspicion of a felony DUI causing injury.

Further investigation is underway.

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