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Seattle Police arrest ‘prolific DUI driver’

Feb 17, 2025, 11:42 AM | Updated: 11:51 am

Seattle police officers conducting a DUI collision investigation led to the arrest of a "prolific" ...

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 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 ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio’s News Director.

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