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A 27-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges in Santa Ana after he struck and injured a police officer, The Orange County Register reports. According to Santa Ana police officials, the officer was outside his squad car talking to victims of an unrelated crime in the early hours of October 19, when Francisco Jimenez, who was traveling north on Bristol Street lost control of his car and struck the officer.

Jimenez was reportedly trying to turn into a parking lot, but instead, hit a curb, caromed off the officer’s car and then hit the officer. The Santa Ana police officer, whose name was not released, suffered injuries. He was taken to an area hospital and released. Jimenez was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

The news report does not say what caused officials to believe the driver, Jimenez, was intoxicated other than the fact that he lost control of his vehicle and struck the officer. What was his blood alcohol content? Did an arresting officer conduct a breath test or field sobriety test, which helped him or her determine that Jimenez was drunk? Did Jimenez undergo a blood test after the incident, which showed a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher, which is the legal limit in the State of California?

All these are questions that an experienced and knowledgeable Southern California drunk driving defense attorney will ask and seek answers to. We have been able to get acquittals for many of the clients we defend by determining what police officers didn’t do right during DUI arrests, what they missed and what they failed to observe or understand. It takes a skilled DUI defense attorney to detect the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case and build a winning defense. If you or someone you know has been accused of drunk driving, please call us for a free consultation.