A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s on-duty Deputy Caleb Collins sustained injuries after a suspected DUI-related traffic collision in Turlock, California, on Thursday, June 25th. The California Highway Patrol arrested David Arthur Rollan, 33, a resident of the city connected to the crash.
The accident report disclosed that the collision happened on Tully Road at about 6:50 a.m. The suspect was heading east in a 2001 Ford pickup truck in the far left turn lane. At the same time, an oncoming 2020 BMW motorcycle, ridden by the deputy, was heading west on Main Street in the number one lane.
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The CHP said that the two vehicles collided as Collins drove through the intersection, and the impact left him with extensive and severe injuries. Responding medics transported the man to a local trauma center, and there’s no update on his condition.
Rolland remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigators before his arrest for driving under the influence. The collision remains under investigation with the CHP Central Division’s Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team heading it.
Driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol is an offense frowned at in California. A first DUI offense can result in misdemeanor probation to time in jail. The two covers 3 to 5 years of informal probation, DUI school for 3 to 9 months, fines and penalty assessments totaling $1,500 to $2,000, and a 6-month driver’s license suspension.
The offender would have to go through either a jury trial or a bench trial in a California criminal court. The person would also go through a California Department of Motor Vehicles suspension hearing, and depending on the circumstances, might require the service of a drunk driving attorney.
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