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A Las Vegas constabulary serviceman suspected of impaired driving told detectives helium was took Oxycontin and drank vodka earlier crashing his SUV past week, according to an apprehension study released Tuesday.
Richard Chavez, 47, was arrested Oct. 25 and jailed connected driving nether the power of alcohol, nonaccomplishment to halt astatine the country of a clang involving harm and failing to obey a reddish light, according to tribunal records.
Officers were called astatine 7:49 a.m. that time to the intersection of East Silverado Ranch Boulevard and Bermuda Road aft a study of a crash, according an apprehension study from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Crossing guards told constabulary that a achromatic SUV collided with an Acura, and the SUV had near the scene. Detectives recovered the SUV and the driver, who identified himself arsenic Chavez, successful a adjacent parking lot, the study stated. Chavez said the clang was his fault, according to the report, but gave constabulary 3 antithetic stories arsenic to wherever helium was going.
The study did not authorities whether the operator of the Acura suffered immoderate injuries successful the crash.
Police said Chavez’ code was slurred and his enactment smelled of alcohol, and that helium told officers helium was taking Oxycontin.
“He had vodka to portion but stated helium did not portion a batch of it,” constabulary wrote successful the apprehension report.
After a locomotion and crook test, a 1 limb basal and a horizontal regard test, constabulary said helium failed the modular tract sobriety introspection and was arrested.
Chavez, who is assigned to Metro’s homeland information division, has been with the bureau since 1999, constabulary said past week, adding that helium was placed connected “modified work with pay.”
Chavez has a tribunal proceeding scheduled for Feb. 22.
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