On 07/12/15 at approximately 0158 hours, I, Officer Artaz conducted a traffic stop in the 600 block of Stafford Lane. This location is in the City of Delta, County of Delta and the State of Colorado.
I was sitting in the parking lot of Safe Way on the west side of the building. I was doing traffic enforcement at the intersection of Valley View Drive and Safe Way parking lot. I observed a bronz 1993 Cheverolet van leave the parking lot of Throttle and Spur Bar. The van headed east on Valley View Drive and fialed to stop at the stop sign, entering the parking lot of Safe Way. As the van passed me I pulled in behind it, and ran Colorado license plate 374VQG.
I watched as the van came to the first stop sign in front of Safe Way, and it
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There is land scaping to the right of the road, and I observed the van almost drive over the curb and into the land scaping. The van hit the curb and stopped for a moment, befoure pulling back into the lane of traffic. The van stopped at the stop sign that exits onto Stafford Lane.
At this point I conducted a traffic stop and the van pulled onto Stafford Lane and pulled over to the right side of the road. I called for a cover car, and contacted the driver of the van.
I idnetified the driver as George Lynette (DOB 03/11/52). george admitted he had just left the bar and had a drink. I asked George if he would be willing to do some voluntary road siad manuevers. George advised he would. George did not complete the road sides as a sober person would have.
I asked George if he would be willing to give a breath sample into a potable breath tester, and he advised he would. The test results were .124 BAC.
George was placed in hancuffs, which were checked for proper fit and double locked. I placed George in the prisoner compartment of my patrol vehicle, and advised George of his three options of breath, blodd or refusal. George advised he would do a breath