GP Police Nabbed Motorist for DUII after He Crashed Pickup on Highway 199
Grants Pass Police arrested a motorist for impaired driving after he crashed his vehicle into a ditch on Redwood Highway at the start of the weekend.
According to the Police Department, officers responded to a motor vehicle crash on the south side of US Highway 199 near Rogue Credit Union on Friday shortly after 6 p.m..
Police said 21-year-old Ulises Leonel Saldivar was passed out in a Ford Ranger at the Chevron station at the corner of the highway and Ringuette Street. They said he was awakened by concerned citizens and then drove the pickup out of the lot, through the intersection, across all travel lanes of the highway and into a ditch.
Saldivar was treated at the scene by American Medical Response, but he refused transport to the hospital. He was visibly impaired, but refused to participate in field sobriety tests. He was then taken to the Grants Pass Sobering Center where he provided a breath sample that exceeded the legal driving limit.
Ulises Saldivar was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Reckless Driving. He was lodged at the Sobering Center and his truck was towed.
Posted on 1/15/24 6:15AM by Sam Marsh
