2017.09.11 Public Safety Commission Packet

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6 III. TRAFFIC SAFETY The following information contains summaries of significant traffic safety and traffic enforcement incidents during the month. On July 1st, Officer Amberg stops a vehicle for moving and traffic violations. The driver, a 44 year old female from New Brighton, was displaying signs of impairment. She claims she had only two beers. She fails field sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test. She is arrested and is given a breath test which reveals a BAC of .11. She was booked on a 4th degree DWI. On July 4th, a citizen called in about a possible impaired driver. Officer Kostohryz responded. Upon arriving in the area, Officer Kostohryz’s squad was nearly struck by the impaired driver. The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 27 year old New Brighton man, showed signs of impairment and was arrested. The driver gave a breath sample which showed a BAC of .25. The party was booked for a 3rd degree DWI. On July 5th, squads responded to assist a Three Rivers Parks officer on a traffic stop on Silver Lake Rd near I-694. The male passenger arrested for drug possession by Three Rivers Parks. The female driver (a 46 year old New Brighton resident) was arrested for drug DWI by New Brighton. A search warrant was written and signed. A blood sample was obtained. The female was booked for 3rd degree DWI due to one prior within ten years. On July 7th, Officer Amberg stops a vehicle for moving and equipment violations. The driver, a 27 year old New Brighton resident, appeared impaired. The driver failed field sobriety tests. Drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. The driver was arrested for DWI and his vehicle was towed. A search warrant was written for driver and a sample was taken. The driver cited and booked for DWI. Saint Paul Police hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation on Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Eight overtime funded officers and two volunteer reserve officers focused on Snelling Ave, Dale St and Hwy 94 in conjunction with Rondo Days festivities and the O’Reilly Auto Parts Street Machine Summer Nationals Car Show at the Fairgrounds that yielded the following: • 92 traffic stops • 8 people taken to jail • 8 DWI arrests • 10 drivers cited for DAR/DAS • 6 vehicles towed Notes: A Ramsey County deputy cited a driver for speeding that was traveling in excess of 100 mph in a 55 mph zone. SPPD officer arrested a driver for DWI after they crashed into a parked car and a chain link fence. WBLPD officer arrested an impaired driver with a child in the car which enhanced the charges to 2nd Degree Gross Misdemeanor DWI for child endangerment.