Sacramento Cop Arrested for DUI

SACRAMENTO - CHP arrested Sacramento Sacramento Police Officer Chris Hughes, who goes by "Keith," and booked him in the Sacramento County jail for DUI.

"There are over 1,100 men and women in this department and we're all human. However we do expect our officers to hold themselves to a higher standard," Sgt. Konrad Von Schoech said.

A higher standard, even when off-duty.

CHP said witnesses spotted the officer in his car along a busy stretch of traffic on Hazel Avenue near Madison late Saturday afternoon. He was asleep at the wheel and his car was in drive.

The fire department responded for what they thought may be a medical emergency. But when firefighters got there, they suspected Hughes was drunk and called police.

On Monday, we tried to talk with Officer Hughes. No one answered at the front door.

"What I can tell you is that a thorough and concise administrative investigation will be conducted by the Sacramento Police Department. And at the conclusion of that investigation, appropriate action will be taken," Von Schoech said.

For now, Officer Hughes has been pulled from patrol.


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Sacramento police officer arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

A Sacramento police officer, Christopher Hughes, 39, was booked into Sacramento County Jail over the weekend after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.
Hughes' vehicle was noticed in a traffic lane at Hazel Avenue and Piedra Way in Orangevale on Saturday afternoon, said CHP officer Lizz Dutton. Hughes was slumped over the steering wheel.
CHP officers suspected Hughes had been drinking and arrested him, Dutton said.


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