A Carson City man who told officers he drank three 24-ounce cans of beer faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence after he pulled his car into a driveway and then backed into a patrol car.
According to the arrest report, officers spotted the man early Monday afternoon driving his vehicle about 10 miles over the 25 mph posted speed limit south on Northgate Lane. The arresting officer attempted to pull the man over, but he kept driving until he got to Dyer Court where he pulled into a driveway.
Believing the man was going to flee from the car, the arresting officer exited the patrol car. That's when the man backed into the patrol car, striking the front of it.
The officer spoke with the man, who smelled of alcohol and had visible impairments. During the conversation the man told the officer that he had consumed three 24 ounce-beers. The man failed all field sobriety tests and blew a .236 preliminary breath test, according to the arrest report.
A passenger in the car said the man was upset and had been drinking. Officers also found two opened containers of beer in the car. The man was arrested and taken to jail.
In other misdemeanor arrests:
— A 35-year-old Carson City man arrested at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon on Curry Street after authorities suspected the man to be under the influence of drugs after being stopped for having expired plates.
According to the arrest report, the man had red watery eyes, slurred speech, was "moving uncontrollably" and "would not sit still," according to the arrest report.
The man, who initially declined a field sobriety test, told the arresting officer that he smoked methamphetamine about five hours prior to being stopped. He was placed in restraints and detained, the arrest report stated.
The man's Miranda rights were read and he agreed to speak with the arresting officer. When the man spoke he then changed his story, saying that he had smoked three hits of meth at a friend's Carson City home about three hours prior to being stopped, according to the arrest report.
Officers requested a Dreager drug test and a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper arrived with the test, which the man agreed to take. The test came back positive and the man was arrested. Since he had told the arresting officer that he had smoked meth three hours prior to being stopped, he was also required to take two blood samples. He faces four misdemeanor charges — suspended registration, no proof of insurance, drivers license suspended and driving under the influence of drugs.
— A Carson City man was arrested Saturday, Dec. 18 and faces misdemeanor charges including allegedly driving under the influence with a revoked license. The license was revoked for a previous DUI arrest.
Officers patrolling the apartment complex at 20 College Parkway discovered a Honda driving through the complex with snow on the roof and all of the windows, except for a small portion of the window cleared off on the driver's side, according to the arrest report.
A traffic stop was made and the man identified himself. Officers could smell alcohol on his breath and saw that he had red, watery eyes. The man failed a field sobriety test and his preliminary breath test showed a .097 BAC. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended/revoked license and driving with an obstructed view.