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Carson City School Board Member Pleads Guilty to Nevada DUI

04 03.09
A Carson City School Board Member pleaded guilty this morning to drunken driving in Carson City, Nevada.

Justice of the Peace John Tatro sentenced from one to three years probation.

Tatro also suspended a sentence of 179 days in jail on the condition that the convicted board member complete DUI school, attend a victim impact panel, seek counseling, and successfully complete formal probation with the Department of Alternative Sentencing.

“I pled guilty because I am guilty,” he said.

After the hearing, the former Carson High School history teacher said the charge was a wake-up call for him to face his problem with alcohol.

“Everything happens for a reason,” he said. “Including my Nevada DUI.”

The offendant, 46, was arrested Jan. 31 after an officer spotted him eastbound on Highway 50 East without the headlights of his minivan on at 3 a.m.

When deputies tried to stop him, Enge allegedly drove another 2.5 miles at about 40 mph with at least three marked patrol units following before pulling over.

A blood test revealed his blood alcohol content was .310 — nearly four times the legal limit.

Sparks Nevada police to conduct wide ranging DUI checks before Christmas

18 12.08

The Sparks Police Department will be conducting a joint DUI checkpoint scheduled for the evening of December 20, 2008.

This will be one of the largest joint DUI Checkpoints in the region, with an estimated thirty or more officers participating, according to Sgt. Pat Dyer.

The Sparks police will act with the assistance of the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Department, Carson City Sheriff’s Department, University Police Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol, Dyer said.

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