SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As CHP coast the highways for the Maximum Enforcement Period this Memorial Day, their South Sacramento office got a surprise visitor.
Officials said an alleged DUI driver crashed in front of their South Sacramento office around 1:13 a.m. on Sunday.
Two officers pulled up on the crash just after it happened. Police identified Joannie Marie Sanchez, 26 of Sacramento, as the driver and described the crash as a property damage only collision.
Sanchez told officers that she left the Oasis Hotel next to the South Sacramento CHP office before yawning and hitting the curb, according to CHP-South Sacramento.
Officials said she hit the curb, followed by two concrete spotlight housings and two signs.
After an officer noted that Sanchez had a strong smell of alcohol on her breath and person, a DUI investigation was done, and Sanchez was placed under arrest.
She was charged with DUI, DUI of .08% or greater, suspended license for DUI, and an ignition interlock device requirement.
Officials said Sanchez was cited and released during Sacramento County recommendations regarding the coronavirus.
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