From Bee Staff:
For the second time in eight days, a drunken driving suspect has struck a Rocklin Police Department car, a police spokesman said.
The latest incident occurred at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, when a police car was struck by another vehicle at a slow speed in the drive-through lane of a local McDonald's, said Rocklin Police Lt. Lon Milka in a news release.
Officers noticed symptoms of intoxication from the driver, Rosemary Newell (left photo), 67, who arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. There was little damage to the either vehicle. The officer and Newell suffered no injuries, Milka said. She was booked into Placer County Jail and subsequently released with a promise to appear in court.
"Rear ending a police car while intoxicated is a sure fire way to be arrested for DUI," Milka said.
As reported in Sacto 9-1-1, on Jan. 7, A Rocklin police officer was injured after his patrol car collided with a vehicle driven by a suspected drunken driver at Pacific Street and Midas Avenue. The officer was taken by ambulance to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries and was released. The officer is still off work because of his injuries, Milka said Thursday.
In the Jan. 7 incident, Michael Lansom, 25, of Fair Oaks displayed symptoms of intoxication and was arrested on suspicion of felony driving while intoxicated, Milka said.
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