EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A late-night report of a possible intoxicated driver on El Paso\u2019s East Side ended with a 54-year-old woman in custody on DWI and evading charges, according to the El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Deputies responded at about 11:01 p.m. on Saturday to a report of a possible intoxicated driver traveling westbound on Rojas Drive toward Joe Battle Boulevard. <\/p>\n
Deputies located a vehicle matching the description and said they observed the driver commit multiple traffic violations, officials said. <\/p>\n
Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to yield and continued driving, the sheriff\u2019s office said. <\/p>\n
The vehicle eventually came to a stop, and the driver, identified as Araceli Diaz, was taken into custody.<\/p>\n
Following the investigation, deputies determined Diaz was intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
Diaz was charged with evading arrest\/detention with a vehicle and driving while intoxicated, and she was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. Total bond was set at $12,500.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrinking and driving endangers not only the driver, but every family sharing the road. One decision can have life-altering consequences,\u201d Sheriff Oscar Ugarte said. \u201cWe will continue to take swift action to remove impaired drivers from our streets and protect the safety of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
El Paso County deputies arrest driver on DWI charge after alleged attempt to evade stop (credit: EPCSO)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n