DUII, SW Blvd., Aug. 24

CCSO release – On Saturday August 22, 2021, at about 12:13 AM, a Coos County Deputy observed a vehicle leave the roadway and hit the curb. The vehicle bounced over the curb and abruptly turned back toward Southwest Blvd.  The Deputy Initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as 49 year old David Jay Fernandez. After the Deputy conducted a Driving Under the Influence investigation, David refused Standard Field Sobriety Tests and was placed under arrest for DUII. David was transported to the Coos Bay Police Department for BAC.  At the Coos Bay Police Department, David refused to submit a sample of his breath to determine the blood alcohol content of is blood, and he stated he needed an attorney. The Deputy applied for a search warrant for David’s breath or blood and the search warrant was granted. The Deputy again asked David to submit a sample of his breath and David refused. David was transported to Bay Area Hospital, where samples of his blood were obtained. David was transported to the Coos County Jail, where he was lodged on the charges of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Reckless Driving.