{"id":316020,"date":"2026-05-14T21:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316020\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:19:08","slug":"sacramento-detective-dui-under-da-review-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316020\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento detective DUI under DA review after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAC20courts20justice20ruling20conviction20purple20still20chyron20frame.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"\" alt=\"in the courts\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two days after a Sacramento County <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article315741505.html\">sheriff\u2019s detective was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence<\/a> amid a six-vehicle crash, the Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office says further investigation is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s Office said it received the case Thursday morning, but would like more information about the injuries victims suffered in the Rancho Cordova incident before filing charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office did a thorough review of all the evidence currently submitted,\u201d the DA\u2019s Office wrote in a statement. \u201cTo determine whether felony or misdemeanor charges should be filed, further investigation is needed to ascertain the extent of the victims\u2019 injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detective Richard Hamilton was booked Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence causing injury after the crash, which was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article315741505.html\">reported about 4:15 p.m. at Douglas Road and Sunrise Boulevard<\/a>, according to Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office booking records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis conduct does not reflect the values or standards of the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office,\u201d Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ed Igoe said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office said it plans to hold everyone accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sacramento District Attorney\u2019s Office takes driving under the influence cases very seriously, and we will hold everyone accountable for their actions,\u201d the DA\u2019s Office wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/315233098\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAC_8021_CoreySchmidt_HA_260409.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Corey Schmidt\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/315233098\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corey Schmidt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Corey Schmidt is a watchdog reporter for the Sacramento Bee, focusing on Folsom, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento County\u2019s eastern suburbs. Previously, he was the government watchdog reporter for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. Schmidt received his bachelor\u2019s degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his master\u2019s degree from Yale University.\u00a0\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two days after a Sacramento County sheriff\u2019s detective was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence amid&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-316020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}