[04-15-2022] Santa Barbara County, CA – One Officer Injured in DUI Crash on West Alamar Avenue

An on-duty police officer was allegedly rear-ended and side-swiped by a motorist allegedly driving under the influence in Santa Barbara on Friday, April 15, 2022.

The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Alamar Avenue.

When the driver, identified as 40-year-old Santa Barbara resident Jeremy P., collided with the officer’s vehicle, the officer was parked along the curb in their marked police vehicle.

According to the police, Patterson was driving south on West Alamar Avenue when he collided with the car.

Due to the damage caused by the collision, the officer was injured and unable to leave the vehicle.

Patterson was arrested after other officers arrived and determined that he was under the influence of alcohol.

Patterson is currently serving a sentence for driving while intoxicated. The amount of his bail was set at $100,000.

Patterson was not hurt in the accident, but he was arrested for DUI causing injury, driving with a suspended license, and driving a vehicle without an interlock device in the Santa Barbara County Jail.

The officer should be able to return to duty after a full recovery.

DUI Accident Statistics

Pedestrians are particularly vulnerable to the perils of the open highway. In the event of a major accident, they are the most vulnerable because they lack any form of protection.

In recent years, the number of pedestrian deaths in the United States has risen alarmingly. By comparison, other traffic-related deaths dropped 14% between 2007 and 2016, but the number of pedestrian deaths rose by 27%.

An intoxicated driver had no obligation to yield the right of way to a helpless pedestrian in this instance. Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is a serious criminal offense. In the United States, drunk driving accidents are not uncommon.

Approximately 30 people in the United States are killed each day by drunk driving accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). About 29% of people killed in car accidents in the United States were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Sixty-one percent of these motorists have a BAC over the legal limit of.08.

Santa Barbara County DUI Accident Lawyers

People who are hit by cars rarely recover quickly and return to their normal lives. If you’ve been hit by a car, California’s personal injury law is there to protect you.

If the driver’s carelessness resulted in your injuries, you may be able to sue for damages in a personal injury lawsuit. After an accident like this, victims face various difficulties, including long recovery periods, high medical bills, and time off from work.

Our Santa Barbara County DUI accident lawyers at Arash Law are effective and aggressive defenders of the rights of those injured or killed as a result of another person’s reckless or careless behavior. Intoxicated drivers must be held accountable for their egregious and dangerous conduct. Injured people in drunk driving collisions deserve compensation. Recovering the maximum amount of compensation possible for those who have been injured is our primary goal at our law firm. Do not hesitate to contact our legal team if you or a loved one was injured in a drunk driving accident in California.

Our car accident lawyers from Arash Law are here to help you with your claim. Contact us at one of our offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Riverside, Orange County, or San Diego if you have any questions or concerns about our products or services. For a free consultation with one of our attorneys, call us at (888) 488-1391.