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Incident Report for Case #2012-254528
Incident Type
Intoxicated DriverIncident Date
09/05/2012 - 1:40 AMAddress
430 N. Frances St. (State Street Campus Garage)Arrested
Jorge S. Rojas, age 26, MadisonMr. Rojas was arrested for Operating While under the Influence - 4th offense.
Details
A private security guard found two men passed out inside a car that was parked in the State Street Campus Garage, 430 N. Frances St., early this morning. It was running and music was blaring. There was a strong smell of alcohol emanating from the car, and the guard was concerned about the driver potentially trying to operate the vehicle. It took him about 10 minutes to awaken the driver and tell him he needed to shut off the car and turn off the music. For several minutes, according to the guard, the driver fumbled with buttons trying to accomplish the requested tasks. The security guard offered to call the men a cab and the driver said "that's fair." It took another 10 minutes for them to arouse the 33-year old passenger. The guard's good intentions fell apart when the driver began backing up and driving through the parking ramp. When he got to an unstaffed exit booth, he appeared not to be able to figure out how to use a credit card to get actually get out of the ramp. He ended up putting the car in reverse and parking again. Police arrived and arrested the driver for his 4th offense of drunken driving. The officer said there were many empty beer bottles in the car, as well as cups that smelled of mixed drinks. The driver's breath test registered a .21.Released 09/05/2012 at 10:55 AM by PIO Joel DeSpain
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