One Arrested at DUI Checkpoint (Yolo CHP Collisions & Arrests)

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Yolo CHP Traffic Collisions

08/25/2012 - 9:30 AM - Westbound I-80 west of County Road 32A

Joseph Anthony Amaro, a 33-year-old male from Sacramento was driving a 2003 Honda Accord on westbound I-80, just west of CR-32A.  Amaro was traveling with three passengers.  Mary Teresa Mozingo, a 51-year-old female from Sacramento was following the Honda in a 2012 Ford Focus with two passengers.  Ann Lynnchong Nunenkamp, a 61-year-old female from Sacramento was following the Honda in a 2000 Dodge 1500 pickup.

Amaro observed traffic ahead slowing and began to slow the Honda.  Mozingo observed the Honda slowing and began to slow the Ford.  Nunenkamp failed to slow the Dodge, causing it to rear end the Ford which was forced into the rear of the Honda.

The traffic collision caused minor to moderate damage to the involved vehicles and resulted in complaints of pain to Alain Amaro, an 11-year-old female.  She was transported to Kaiser Hospital in South Sacramento for medical treatment.

08/25/2012 - 9:30 AM - Westbound I-80 east of County Road 32A

Dianna Marie Huey, a 25-year-old female from Sacramento was driving  a 2009 Hyundai Elantra on westbound I-80, just east of CR-32A.  Juan Ramon Cisneros, Jr., a 36-year-old male from Sacramento was following the Hyundai in a Toyota Sienna with four passengers.  Brandon Craig Cortez, a 30-year-old male from Citrus Heights was approaching the Toyota from the rear in a 2006 Ford Expedition and was traveling with five passengers.

Huey observed traffic ahead slowing and began to slow the Hyundai.  Cisneros observed the Hyundai slowing and began to slow the Toyota.  Cortez failed to slow the Ford, causing it to rear end the Toyota which was forced into the rear of the Hyundai.  The impact caused the Toyota to go out of control and collide with a concrete wall in the center median.  The Hyundai went out of control and collided with a guard rail on the right shoulder.

The traffic collision caused major damage to the involved vehicles and multiple injuries.  Juan Ramon Cisneros, Jr., and Julie Cisneros, a 36-year-old female from Sacramento, suffered complaints of pain, but refused medical treatment at the scene.  Dianna Marie Huey suffered complaints of pain and was transported to U.C. Davis Medical Center for treatment.

08/26/2012 - 10:13 PM - Eastbound US-50 east of South River Road.

Michael Aksionkin, a 36-year-old male from Redmond, Washington, was driving a 2007 Toyota Rav 4 on eastbound US-50 with two passengers.  Victorino Cobile, a 68-year-old male from Elk Grove was following the Toyota in a 2005 Honda Accord with one passenger.  Angel Anthony Villanueva, a 35-year-old male from Sacramento was approaching the Honda from the rear in a 2000 Lincoln Navigator.

Aksionkin observed stopped traffic ahead and brought the Toyota to a stop.  Cobile stopped the Honda directly behind the Toyota.  Villanueva failed to stop the Lincoln, causing it to rear end the Honda which was forced into the rear of the Toyota. 

The traffic collision caused moderate to major damage to the involved vehicles, but there were no injuries reported.

Yolo CHP Arrests

08/24/2012 - 4:05 PM - State Route 16 east of County Road 85

Woodland CHP officers received a call for assistance from the Yolo County Sheriff Department.  A deputy had made a traffic stop on a 2012 Toyota Avalon on SR-16, just east of CR-85.  The driver had been drinking alcohol prior to driving and the deputy was requesting CHP to perform a DUI evaluation.  CHP officers responded to the scene where they contacted Aleksandr B. Petrosov, a 50-year-old male from San Bruno.  Officer observed that Petrosov was exhibiting signs of alcohol intoxication and performed a DUI evaluation.  Officers determined that Petrosov was driving while under the influence of alcohol at the time of the traffic stop and subsequently arrested him for DUI.

Futher investigation revealed that Petrosov was driving on s suspended California Driver License at the time of the traffic stop.  He was transported to Yolo County Jail where he was booked for DUI and driving while suspended.

08/25/2012 - 3:57 PM - County Road 116B north of County Road 116.

Kent Bryon Ekberg, a 60-year-old male from Yuba City was driving a 2000 Dodge Ram on eastbound CR-116B, west of CR-116A.  Ekberg had been drinking prior to driving and failed to negotiate a turn in the roadway.  The Dodge ran off the roadway, where it collided with a tree.

The traffic collision caused major damage to the Dodge and Ekberg suffered complaints of pain and abbrasions to his abdomen.

CHP responded to the scene and contacted Ekberg, who was exhibiting signs of alcohol intoxication.  Officers performed a DUI evaluation and determined that Ekberg was driving while under the influence of alcohol at the time of the traffic collision.  Ekberg was arrested for DUI, but later released from custody in order to be transported to Woodland Memorial Hospital for medical treatment.

CHP will be requesting that the Yolo County District Attorneys file DUI charges against Ekberg at a later time.

08/26/2012 - 10:54 PM - Eastbound I-80 west of Enterprise Boulevard.

James Richard McKasson, a 31-year-old male from Santa Rosa was driving a 1993 Ford pickup on eastbound I-80, just west of Enterprise Boulevard.  He had been drinking prior to driving and the Ford was observed weaving on the roadway by CHP officers.  Officers performed a traffic stop and contacted McKasson, who was exhibiting signs of alcohol intoxication.  Officers performed a DUI evaluation and determined that McKasson was driving while under the influence of alcohol. 

McKasson was subsequently arrested for DUI and booked into the Yolo County Jail.

08/27/2012 - 4:02 AM - State Route 16 east of County Road 86A

Woodland CHP officers received a call for assistance from the Yolo County Sheriff Department.  A deputy had made a traffic stop on a 2006 Ford Ranger on SR-16, just east of CR-86A.  The driver had been drinking alcohol prior to driving and the deputy was requesting CHP to perform a DUI evaluation.  CHP officers responded to the scene where they contacted Bryan Christopher Nicks, a 26-year-old male from Winchester.  Officer observed that Nicks was exhibiting signs of alcohol intoxication and performed a DUI evaluation.  Officers determined that Nicks was driving while under the influence of alcohol at the time of the traffic stop and subsequently arrested him for DUI.

Nicks was booked into the Yolo County Jail for DUI.

CHP DUI Checkpoint - August 24th

08/24/2012 - 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM - South River Road at County Road 117

On 08-24-2012, CHP held a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on South River Road at County Road 117.  During the enforcement, from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, CHP officers contacted 117 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint.  Of the 117 vehicles that were checked, 11 of the drivers under went a DUI evaluation that resulted in only one arrest.  Six of the drivers that entered the checkpoint were driving while either suspended or unlicensed to drive in California.  This resulted in three vehicles being impound at the checkpoint.

The single person arrested as a result of this checkpoint was Jacob Daniel Snethen, a 21 year old male from West Sacramento.

This checkpoint is another example of the CHP reaching its goal of ensuring the safe passage of each and every motorist on roads where there is a high frequency of intoxicated or unlicensed drivers.  A sobriety/driver license checkpoint is a proven effective tool for achieving this goal and is designed to augment existing patrol operation.

Funding for this program was provided from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the Nation Highway Traffic Safety administration.