Richard Patterson, Off-Duty LA County Sheriff's Deputy, Faces DUI Charges After Motorcycle Collision on The 405
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Richard J. Patterson, 38, faces multiple charges: a felony count of driving under the influence causing injury (his wife, who was on the back of the motorcycle, was injured) and another for driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher causing injury, according to a press release put out by the Orange County District Attorney's office. There's a sentencing enhancement in the case, because his blood alcohol level was .15, almost twice the legal limit.
Around 6:30 p.m. on July 5, Patterson was heading north on the 405 near Brookhurst Street, when he allegedly smashed his motorcycle into the back of a car. Although the people in the car weren't hurt, both Patterson and his wife, who hurt her knee, arm and hand, were hospitalized with injuries.
Sgt. Pauline Panis, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, said she couldn't comment on Patterson's employment status or whether he was being paid.
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