08-04-2025
3 officers needed to take DUI suspect into custody: Delano PD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Delano police say it took three officers to get control of a combative drunken driving suspect who was involved in a two-vehicle crash that injured a woman.
Roberto Rodriguez Zamora allegedly pulled away from officers and told them he wasn't under arrest, grabbing one of them by the hand during the struggle, police say in a court filing.
Zamora, 44, was eventually placed in handcuffs and taken to Delano Police Department. He told police he drank one alcoholic beverage.
The arrest occurred the evening of April 3 after police were dispatched to the intersection of 6th Avenue and Yahweh Court for a collision involving two cars. Zamora and a woman were contacted.
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The woman complained of chest pain and was taken to Kern Medical.
The officer who spoke with Zamora noticed he had trouble maintaining his balance and smelled of alcohol, according to the filing. Police say he refused to perform field sobriety tests or provide a breath sample.
When told he was under arrest, Zamora argued he wasn't and pulled away, initiating the struggle, according to the filing. A warrant was later obtained to draw his blood for alcohol testing.
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