DUI

A woman was arrested in Cottonwood this week for aggravated DUI and child abuse after she and another person, allegedly left her four kids unattended, standing near the roadway. Cottonwood Police were called to Main Street across from the KFC at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Two adults initially with the children reportedly walked outFull Story

The results are in from the Memorial Day Weekend DUI enforcement detail by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. The operation resulted in 49 traffic stops and deputies noted 21 designated sober drivers and arrested eight for DUI. There was one aggravated DUI, four misdemeanor DUIS, two extreme DUI’s and one drug related DUI. In oneFull Story

Another Yavapai Silent Witness “Catch 22” suspect is arrested. Officials say 40-year-old Sarah Maria Distefano was arrested at her home back in Sweet Home, Oregon back in January. She was originally from the Cornville area. On April 12th of 2019, Distefano was pulled over in the area of Highway 89A and Zalesky Road in Cottonwood.Full Story

A citizen’s quick action to call 911 about a reckless driver avoided a bigger problem Tuesday evening in Prescott Valley. Police say a person called dispatch at around 6:15 p.m. to report the driver in the area of Viewpoint and State Route 89A. Based on the vehicle description, officers were able to find it quickly.Full Story

Law enforcement in Yavapai County will be out and about in Chino Valley Sunday doing DUI saturation patrols. Chino Valley Police is partnering with the Prescott and Prescott Valley police departments, along with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department and DPS to conduct patrols in and around the city. If you are driving on Sunday makeFull Story

Several dangerous drivers were taken off the road in Yavapai County in December, during a special enforcement period. Sheriff’s officials say they arrested 16 people for DUI, four of them extreme DUI, one super extreme DUI and one aggravated DUI. The aggravated DUI came as the driver had her six-year-old child in the car withFull Story

A man was arrested Saturday night after fleeing from police after officers attempted to make a traffic stop in Cottonwood. Police say officers tried to pullover a white 2002 Chevy Trail Blazer for driving 65 miles an hour in a 45 mile an hour zone at around 9:30 p.m. in the two-thousand block of StateFull Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department is teaming up with the Chino Valley Police Department for a pre-holiday joint speed control effort along State Route 69. The detail will take place on Monday from two until 6 p.m. along the highway between the two towns. Any driver driving 69 miles an hour or higher will receiveFull Story

A Prescott Valley woman has been arrested on DUI charges after allegedly causing a five-vehicle accident last Wednesday. Police say 55-year-old Patricia Villa was driving her Honda Ridgeline west on Highway 69 at a high rate of speed when she failed to stop for a red light and rear-ended another vehicle. Three other cars waitingFull Story

A drunk driver caused a rollover accident Thursday afternoon in Prescott. Police say officers responded to the 100 block of Grove Avenue at around 2:45 p.m. Investigators say 31-year-old Karen Palacio De Mancillas of Prescott was travelling southbound when she hit a properly parked unoccupied vehicle on the west side of the road. The collisionFull Story