4 months ago
BUTTONWILLOW, CA (AP) -- A Kern County sheriff's deputy is facing drunken driving charges after he was arrested when he stopped while off-duty to assist at a traffic accident.
A California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said after Jessie Alvarez stopped at the accident early Friday on Interstate 5 in Buttonwillow, the CHP officer on the scene suspected the deputy was under the influence of alcohol.
CHP Officer Maria Pagano said Alvarez, 30, was cited and released on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving after being given a breath sample.
Sheriff Donny Youngblood confirmed that Alvarez was the subject of an administrative investigation, but he said he could release no further information.
The Associated Press
