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8 <br />• 9 DWI arrests <br />• 1 driver cited for Underage Drinking and Driving (Not a Drop) <br />• 21 drivers cited for DAR/DAS/DAC <br />• 9 vehicles towed <br /> <br />The Roseville Police Department hosted the TZD Hi-Viz DWI Saturation on Saturday, <br />July 27, 2019 from 7 pm to 3 am. Twelve over-time funded officers and two volunteer <br />Reserve Officers produced the following: <br /> <br />• 152 traffic stops <br />• 11 people taken to jail <br />• 9 DWI arrests <br />• 16 drivers cited for DAR/DAS/DAC <br />• 12 vehicles towed <br /> <br /> <br />On July 1, both Officer Sonterre and Officer Kostohryz stopped vehicles for traffic <br />violations and discovered impaired drivers. Both parties failed field sobriety tests and <br />were ultimately booked for 3rd Degree DWI. <br /> <br />On July 3, Officer Sonterre stopped a vehicle for lane violations and speed. The driver <br />showed signs of impairment. The driver consented to and failed field sobriety tests. The <br />driver agreed to submit a breath sample which revealed a BAC of .31. The driver was <br />booked on 2nd Degree DWI. <br /> <br />While on routine patrol on July 5 at 5:26 pm, Officer Pyka observed a driver not wearing <br />their seatbelt. The vehicle was stopped and the driver displayed signs of impairment. <br />The driver failed to complete field sobriety testing and was taken in to custody. Due to <br />multiple prior DWI’s, the driver had a license restriction prohibiting the use of alcohol. <br />The driver refused to provide a sample and was booked for Gross Misdemeanor 3rd <br />Degree DWI Test Refusal. <br /> <br />Around 3:30 am on July 11, Officer Kostohryz responded to multiple 911 calls of a <br />possible impaired driver. He observed the driver failing to maintain lane control and <br />initiated a traffic stop. The driver displayed signs of impairment from a controlled <br />substance and failed field sobriety tests. A search warrant was written and a blood <br />sample obtained. The driver was booked for 2nd Degree DWI. While assisting on the <br />traffic stop, another impaired driver nearly struck Sergeant Sypniewski’s squad while its <br />emergency lights were activated. That driver smelled of alcohol and failed field sobriety <br />tests. His breath alcohol concentration measured .15 and he was booked at the Ramsey <br />County Jail for 4th Degree DWI. <br /> <br />Shortly after 2 am on July 12, Officer Kostohryz stopped a driver for traveling <br />southbound in the northbound lanes of Old Highway 8 SW. The driver showed signs of <br />impairment and admitted to recent alcohol use but refused field sobriety tests stating, <br />“I’m in trouble.” The 31-year old Columbia Heights resident was arrested for DWI and <br />provided an evidentiary breath sample of .24. She was booked at the Ramsey County Jail <br />for 3rd Degree DWI. <br />