Man with Child in Car Charged with DUI in Reno
Posted on Jan 14, 2010 4:12pm PST
Reno,
Nevada - police report that they recently arrested a woman for
driving under the influence (DUI) while a child was in her vehicle. Officers say that it is the sixth time in the past few weeks that they have arrested a drunk driver with a child in his or her car.
Angelica Godinez, resident of Antioch, California, was arrested this past Monday. Prior to her DUI arrest, she led officers on a short chase while a10 year old child was sitting in her minivan. The child was the daughter of a passenger in the vehicle.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, officers pulled Godinez over at 9:20 PM. When they approached her, she failed to slow down and almost crashed into one of the officers' vehicles.
Godinez' license was previously revoked from a prior DUI conviction. Police booked her on suspicion of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, eluding an officer child endangerment, multiple DUI and driving on a revoked license.
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