Saturday, May 12, 2012

Two Auto Accidents Caused by Drunk Orange County Sheriff in less than one half of an hour


Sheriff’s Deputy Allan Waters crashed his Mercedes Benz at approximately 4:45 pm on March 12, 2012 in Dana Point, California. However, the Deputy was not arrested or cited for DUI, but was allowed to simply drive away from the scene despite injuring an unidentified motorist.

Less than one half of an hour later, Deputy Waters’ car collided with a Land Rover in Laguna Nigel, injuring the 78-year-old unidentified driver. Apparently, Deputy Waters’ was so impaired that his Mercedes jumped the center median lane divider and collided with the Land Rover causing the second injury in only a short amount of time.

Obviously, this story is extremely troubling as it appears that Deputy Waters’ was well over the BAC level in the first accident he was involved in, yet he was allowed to simply drive away. This favorable treatment then caused him to crash the second time, causing another innocent traveler to be injured.

The Orange County Sheriffs’ Department is conducting an investigation as to why he was allowed to simply drive away from the scene of his first injury causing DUI accident.  Deputy Waters has been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation is being conducted. I hope he enjoys his free vacation paid for by the taxpayers of California. This begs the question, if drunken law enforcement officers (driving new Mercedes-Benz automobiles?!?) are allowed to operate above the law, how can they be trusted to enforce the law.

A large civil lawsuit is expected against the deputy and the Sheriffs department. Lets hope they learn their lesson that they are not above the rule of law.

Andrew Stewart, Esq. is a San Diego Personal Injury Attorney whose practice is dedicated to the exclusive prosecution of individuals who cause injuries to others through negligence or intentional conduct.

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