Mesquite Police Officer Was Detained for Dui While Driving Patrol Car

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – On November 13, while driving a police car, a detective with the Mesquite Police Department was detained and charged with DUI, according to reports on Monday.

At after nine o’clock that evening, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped over Detective Gustavo Garcia, 35, after witnessing him weaving between lanes close to mile marker 68 on Highway 93.

The caller said that the motorist, Garcia, was traveling on the interstate outside of Kingman, Arizona, at a speed of roughly 30 miles per hour. The 65 mph posted speed restriction applied.

“As I first made contact with the driver, I could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from the driver’s side area of the vehicle. I observed the driver’s eyes to be watery and red,” the trooper stated in the report.

Garcia was having problems finding in his own wallet when the trooper asked for identification, proof of registration, and insurance. A police badge was sewed onto an outer carrying vest, which the trooper then saw.

He enquired as to Garcia’s status as a law enforcement officer. Garcia affirmed.

Garcia was instructed to exit the car, so he took off the brake, and the car started to move. Garcia’s waist was where the trooper discovered a weapon after searching.

“Garcia began staggering as he was walking and appeared to have difficulty keeping his balance,” the report states. Another trooper arrived and helped Garcia keep from falling over.