Arrests for DUI were down this year with Santa Rosa Area CHP officers arresting 9 people Wednesday evening into New Years Day. At 1:00 a.m. Thursday CHP officers responded to a call of a vehicle on fire on Old Redwood Highway at Eastside Road. A Ford Explorer driven by Dean Giorgi, 45, of Healdsburg, had been eastbound on Eastside Rd, failed to stop at the intersection and the vehicle crashed into a concrete retaining wall. As the Explorer caught fire, Logan Sutherland, 22, of Santa Rosa came upon the scene. Sutherland observed Giorgi seat belted behind the wheel, in and out of consciousness. Sutherland broke out a back window, unlocked the doors and pulled Giorgi from the vehicle just prior to the fire reaching the passenger compartment. The vehicle was subsequently fully engulfed by the fire. Giorgi was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where officers contacted him. Giorgi exhibited signs of intoxication and was eventually placed under arrest. Giorgi was found to have prior convictions and license suspensions for DUI. At approximately 3:50 p.m. Thursday CHP officers and emergency personnel responded to a call of a vehicle blocking the road on Whistler Ave. north of Millbrae Ave. with a driver unconscious behind the wheel. Upon arrival officers found a Pontiac Aztec blocking the road. A female was passed out behind the wheel with the keys in the ignition, engine off, with the vehicle in drive. It took several minutes for officers and firefighters to wake the driver up. Firefighters eventually had to pry open and unlock the door. The driver was identified as Liliana Viruelmerino, 28, of Santa Rosa. Viruelmerino was lethargic and unable to unresponsive to officers. Due to her altered state she was transported to Kaiser Hospital in Santa Rosa. Viruelmerino was found to be physically well aside from her extreme intoxication. She was found to be on probation for a prior DUI conviction. Viruelmerino was booked on charges of Dui and violation of probation. At 7:15 p.m. a citizen call 911 to report a Toyota 4Runner on Occidental Rd. near SR 116. An officer responding to the area observed the vehicle approaching him on Occidental Rd. near High School Rd. The officer made a u-turn and made an enforcement stop. He contacted the driver who was identified as Brent Heise, 45, of Occidental. Heise displayed signs of intoxication and was unable to perform field sobriety tests. He was found to have prior DUI arrests. Heise was subsequently booked at the Sonoma County Jail.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 22:54:50 +0000
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