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DUI Suspect Attempts to Flee, Injures Sheriff's Deputy

By Neil Shous, Esq.

A San Diego County Sheriff?s deputy was injured after his holster got caught on the door of a vehicle he had just pulled over and the driver tried to flee the scene, dragging the deputy. According to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Deputy Robert Gibson had stopped the 46-year-old man on suspicion of drunk driving in San Diego County after seeing him drive his truck on the bike lane for several blocks. Gibson had reportedly spotted beer on the bed of the truck and smelled alcohol. Gibson stood by the driver?s door and asked him to turn off the engine and hand over the vehicle?s keys. But, the driver suddenly drove off and dragged the deputy with him. The truck jumped over a curb on the center median. Gibson was thrown and landed on some bushes where he hit a tree...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on September 04, 2008 (boomark / email).