RIALTO
DUI suspect rearrested after crash
A man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving was re-arrested hours later after he crashed into a car and threatened to hurt the driver if he called police, officers said.
Shay Ralph Johnson, 23, of San
Bernardino was booked on suspicion of felony drunken driving, felony hit-and-run, terrorist threats and violating parole, said Rialto police Sgt. Vince Licata.
Rialto police initially arrested Johnson about 2 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of East Foothill Boulevard. His wife pulled up while he was being given sobriety tests.
Officers brought him to the station for more tests and to sober up, Licata said. Johnson and his car were released to his wife about 5:30 a.m.
The woman drove to where she had left her car to obtain an item and then planned to drive her husband home in his car. But he began arguing with her and demanded he drive.
When she insisted he couldn't drive, Johnson threatened to hurt her and then kicked her out of the vehicle, Licata said. The woman got into her own car and began following her husband.
"He smashes into a vehicle, launches that vehicle into a couple parked cars," Licata said. "He goes over to the driver and threatens him with violence if he calls the police."
The other driver received moderate injuries and complained of pain to his neck and back. He was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton for treatment.
Johnson ran to a pay phone and called a friend to pick him up.
Police went to the man's home in San Bernardino and arrested him again. He was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
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BSRanch Perspective:
The Responsiblity for someone to take custody of a person that is intoxicated from a police station to take them home on their citation is and can be a tragity, and this can and will come back to bite the city of Rialto, espeically if there were people hurt! See the law clearly states that you take them into custody and hold them until they are sober enough to operate a motor vehicle safely, well in this case they decided that he was cooperative and nice that they would give him a brake and allow him to call his girl friend, to come pick him up and take him into her custody! She signs paper work stating that she is taking full responobilty for everything that he does, so if he were to get into another car and cause an accident that person is liable and can be held responcible for all the actions that this person has taken. If this is the case then this citation Release is now going to be tested in the State of California. There are many Departments that have this polocy, and they will rethink it when this case is done. I will say that and the citation release polocy will be a thing of the past once again!! because of one mans actions! to ruin it for everyone!!
BSRanch
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