Seattle Police arrest ‘prolific DUI driver’
Feb 17, 2025, 11:42 AM | Updated: 11:51 am
Seattle police officers conducting a DUI collision investigation. (Courtesy Seattle Police Department)
(Courtesy Seattle Police Department)
Seattle police have arrested a “prolific DUI driver.”
According to a post on the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Blotter, the 57-year-old man crashed into a pole near 23rd Avenue and East Cherry Street in the Central District at around 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14.
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SPD said one of its lieutenants witnessed the crash.
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“The driver exited a parking lot, drove across four lanes of traffic, through a crosswalk, and hit a pedestrian signal pole on the northeast corner,” the post said. “The lieutenant determined the man was driving under the influence (DUI) and arrested him. He has a felony conviction for DUI and previous convictions for driving while license suspended 1st degree and an ignition interlock device violation.”
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Police said the man’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
SPD said he was booked into the King County Jail for DUI-Four or More Prior Offenses, and Ignition Interlock Violation.
A judge set his bail at $750,000.
Frank Lenzi is KIRO Newsradio’s News Director.
