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Handgun Seized During Berkeley DUI Arrest: Police

When police investigated a vehicle that had crashed into a fence, they found two people passed out inside and an open bottle of booze. Berkeley Police officers discovered a handgun in the backseat of a vehicle that had collided with a fence on May 29. The driver was arrested after failing a series of sobriety tests. The vehicle's contents were discovered when it was towed, with a loaded handgun also found in the car. The police found the driver and passenger asleep in the front seats near an open container of booze.

Handgun Seized During Berkeley DUI Arrest: Police

Publicerad : 10 månader sedan förbi Bea Karnes i Auto

BERKELEY, CA — An open bottle of booze, a handgun in the back seat — police never know what they'll find when investigating a simple traffic crash.

Shortly after midnight on May 29, Berkeley Police officers investigated a report of a crash at the corner of Adeline Street and Ashby Avenue. They found a vehicle that had collided with a fence.

Inside, officers discovered that the driver and passenger were asleep in the front seats near an open container of booze.

The driver was arrested after failing a series of sobriety tests.

A check of the vehicle's contents before it was towed turned up a surprise: a loaded handgun in the backseat.

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