DRUNK DRIVER ARRESTED 5/21/12 22:00 DF
HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF A MAN ARRESTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SALINAS. C-H-P OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER THE SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER ON HIGHWAY 101 NORTHBOUND. THE SUSPECT STRUCK THE MEDIAN BEFORE EXITING AND REENTERING THE FREEWAY ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. C-H-P OFFICERS FIRED SHOTS, AND THE SUSPECT NEARLY HIT AN OFFICER, STRIKING A PATROL CAR BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER DRIVER WHO SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE ON FOOT, AND WAS BOOKED INTO A MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL. HE WILL FACE A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING FELONY D-U-I, AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A PEACE OFFICER.
