Carson City arrests: DUI suspect drives off, travels on sidewalk and goes wrong way
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 10:59am
A 52-year-old man was arrested early Sunday for felony eluding and other offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Derrick Martin Bridges of Boise, Idaho, was taken into custody at 5:06 a.m. He was also arrested for suspicion of DUI, reckless driving and driving the wrong way.
According to the booking report, deputies responded for a report of a BMW vehicle stopped in the turning lane for approximately 5 to 10 minutes. The reporting party stated they honked their horn however the driver was unresponsive.
Deputies made contact with the driver and observed the vehicle's engine was running, lights and stereo were on. The officers observed the driver of the vehicle appeared unconscious. A deputy began knocking on the window, however, he was not responding. The officer knocked several more times, and approximately a minute later, he responded, but appeared incoherent, the report states.
The driver responded slowly and then began driving, approximately 15 to 20 mph on the wrong side of the road, the report states. Two deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on the vehicle using lights and sirens, and followed the vehicle as it traveled on the sidewalk, hitting several bushes and continued northbound on North Carson Street on the sidewalk.
The vehicle eventually road off the sidewalk and entered East College Parkway. While the BMW was exiting the sidewalk, it nearly hit another vehicle that pulled off to the side. The driver of that vehicle moved out of the way right before the driver of the BMW was going to hit them, the report states.
The vehicle traveled past East College Parkway and nearly hit a patrol vehicle, and the continued traveling northbound on North Carson Street, passing Silver Oak Drive and Arrowhead Drive. The BMW finally stopped on North Carson Street just north of Arrowhead Drive. The vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 feet in the wrong lane, the arrest report states.
The driver, who identified himself as Derrick Martin Bridges, complied and was taken custody at 5:06 a.m. The suspect had a very strong odor of alcohol coming from his person, was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and was incoherent. The man's vehicle was towed due to it being in the median. The man initially agreed to field sobriety tests at the detention center, the report states.
He refused a one-leg stand test and would not consent to a preliminary breath or blood test, saying "I'm not giving you shit," the deputy report states. After the man's refusal, deputies initiated a search and seizure warrant for a blood draw. The warrant was granted by a Carson City judge.
The man was booked for suspicion of felony eluding with endangerment to person or property, misdemeanor reckless driving, driving the wrong way on one way highway, and suspicion of DUI. Bail: $20,000.
In other arrests:
— A 31-year-old Carson CIty woman was arrested Feb. 3 at 1:02 p.m. for suspicion of domestic battery.
According to the booking report, the woman allegedly slapped and hit her boyfriend during an argument while the two were walking their dogs.
Camera footage from a neighborhood residence camera that showed the woman shove, slap and swing at the man, who attempted to avoid her. Deputies observed the man had scratches on his arms, hands and face. He stated he wrapped his arms around the woman to stop the hitting and stated as soon as he let ago, she began hitting him again. The woman was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 38-year-old Carson City man was arrested Feb. 4 for suspicion of misdemeanor battery, disorderly conduct, destruction of property and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the booking report, a female bartender reported that a man inside a bar was causing problems and that she wanted him escorted out.
As a deputy moved toward the door of the bar, they observed the suspect standing in front of the door, bleeding from his face, along with the owner of the bar next to him.
The officer asked the suspect what happened. He stated he called someone the n word and tried to punch them, and was punched in the face.
The deputy interviewed the black man who stated the suspect told him "what are you looking at" followed by the n word. He said the two exchanged words, with the suspect charging him, taking a punch at him, knocking off his glasses. After interviewing the bar owner and others there, the suspect was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery.
Meanwhile, deputies observed at the time of the arrest the man wearing a distinct red baseball cap with an insignia similar to one seen on surveillance of a suspect who was wanted in a destruction of property case at a local business. The suspect punched a hole in a sign, causing $700 in damage. Through the investigation of the surveillance footage and the description of the man, he was also booked for suspicion of destruction of property. Total bail amount listed: $3,153.
— All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.
