NVR Logo
DUI suspects arrested
Friday, October 30, 2009
Save and Share Share
Two men were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after two separate crashes in Napa County Wednesday.

At 5:25 p.m., Felipe Reyes Alejo, of Napa, was driving a 1993 Toyota Corolla north on Buhman Avenue south of Twin Oaks Drive in the Napa area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
He made an unsafe turning movement and the car traveled off the roadway, the CHP said. It entered a ditch off the side of the road and rolled.

Alejo suffered minor injuries and was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the Napa County Department of Corrections.
At 10:30 p.m., Napa resident Joshua Mitchell, 25, was driving north on Silverado Trail outside of Calistoga in a 2010 Toyota Camry, the CHP said.

He allowed the vehicle to leave the road, and it hit a telephone pole.
A passenger, Calistoga resident Elizabeth Kahie, 42, suffered serious injuries, the CHP said. Both Kahie and Mitchell were taken to Queen of the Valley Medical Center.

Mitchell was cleared medically and arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
6 comment(s)

eas001 wrote on Oct 30, 2009 9:05 AM:

" 'he allowed the vehicle to leave the road'!!! Who is this driver? I would never allow my vehicle to leave the road, to stay out all night, to cavort with unsavory characters.... I especially would never codone or allow my vehicle to willfully hit a telephone pole - sounds like the vehicle is a bully! "

Baraki wrote on Oct 30, 2009 10:22 AM:

" You know, eas, I wouldn't be so quick to judge -- it could be a cycle of abuse....

See what I did there? "

eas001 wrote on Oct 30, 2009 12:07 PM:

" Baraki, you are probably right! Guy gets into car, hits steering wheel because of outside stress, vehicle just gets tired of it, hits telephone pole. Domestic Violence, Insanity???? Still, the vehicle could have gone to a shelter, difficult though as the driver probably took the keys. Sad, sad. "

alucawanza wrote on Oct 30, 2009 7:15 PM:

" According to many posts on the DUI list drunk driving is a victimless crime....I can't convince them to the contrary. Hope they read this item. "

reason-ator wrote on Oct 31, 2009 12:58 AM:

" Sure are a lot of toyotas falling off of the roads nowadays. I'd blame the floormats. "

ambonizay wrote on Nov 1, 2009 6:16 AM:

" Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today. "

Comment Guidelines
The goal of the story comments section at NapaValleyRegister.com is to have an open, thought-provoking, civil community forum for all issues.
What gets your comment posted?
• Staying on topic
• Keeping your comment to 300 words or less
• Avoiding name-calling
• Addressing your comments to the message rather than the messenger
What gets your comment deleted?
• Personal attacks
• Derogatory remarks
• Name-calling of any sort
• Going off-topic
• Hate speech
• Racially-insensitive comments
• Implying guilt of a subject in a crime story before there is a court verdict
• Posting e-mail addresses
• Posting comments of a commercial nature
• POSTING WITH ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
• Linking multiple comments together with "to be continued..." to get around the 300 word limit.
The fine print
- Comments are either approved or denied. We do not edit comments.
- You are welcome to modify and resubmit a denied comment.
- Comments may take several hours to be posted.
- Comments posted are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of NapaValleyRegister.com, its employees or its parent company.
- Do you have information on a story? Please go to our virtual newsroom to send us a news tip.
- If you feel a posted comment has violated our guidelines, please contact online@napanews.com or add a comment indicating you have an issue and our moderators will review the comment in question.
Search:
Web Search Powered
By Yahoo! Search
Napa Valley Register on Facebook
Copyright © 2009 Napa Valley Publishing, a member of Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy