Minden man faces DUI charge after found allegedly passed out in traffic lane
A 45-year-old Minden man was arrested Wednesday at the intersection of South Carson and Old Clear Creek Road in Carson City after fire department personnel found him passed out in the southbound lane of traffic. He faces misdemeanor charges of DUI and open container.
According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff deputies were called at 11:49 a.m. to the location by fire department personnel who observed a man passed out in a vehicle in the No. 1 southbound lane of traffic.
The front driver side of the vehicle, a Toyota Scion, was open with a fire department member standing next to it. When the arresting officer approached the car, he noticed the male driver was still seated in the driver's seat, with the seat in an upright position and the seatbelt latched around him, the arrest report states.
Officers spoke with the driver who identified himself. While speaking officers observed the man had red, watery eyes and slurred speech. While speaking, officers could smell a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from him. Officers also noticed an open aluminum beer can in the center console cup holder and an open green glass wine bottle on the front floor of the car, the arrest report states.
Officers asked the man if he was willing to participate in a standardized field sobriety tests. The man told the officers that he would participate in them, the arrest report states. The tests were not performed in a satisfactory manner, the report states.
A preliminary breath test was given in which the man blew a .225. He was taken into custody and two vials of blood were drawn. Bail: $1,329.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.