Posted on 06/23/2008 2:41:31 PM PDT by Shermy
Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett was involved in two separate motor vehicle accidents Sunday, June 15, the latter of which resulted in his being arrested and booked on a single charge of driving under the influence.
The first incident, a single-vehicle rollover, occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Shoshone, Calif., according to the California State Highway Patrol.
Although the driver is not listed by name on the press release, an employee at Two Star Towing confirmed the company was dispatched to the same incident and the driver listed on their report is Beckett.
In addition, the vehicle towed from Shoshone was registered to the Nye County district attorney.
Beckett rolled over his county-issued 2003 Ford Expedition while southbound on Highway 127 just south of Shoshone, Calif.
Beckett, according to the press release, reportedly told Highway Patrol officers he was "fidgeting with radio" when he drifted onto the dirt shoulder on the west side of the highway.
Beckett then overcorrected, causing the SUV to go into an uncontrolled, four-way skid in a counter-clockwise direction across both lanes of traffic into the opposite dirt shoulder, where the vehicle overturned and landed on its roof.
The district attorney walked away from the rollover with only minor scrapes to his hand.
Beckett reportedly received a ride with the towing company back to Pahrump.
He wasn't in town long, however.
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Stephenson, of the Barstow California Highway Patrol office, Beckett was involved in a two-vehicle collision 20 miles north of Baker, Calif. at 8:19 p.m. that evening.
Stephenson confirmed that Beckett was arrested and booked on a single charge of driving under the influence.
His blood-alcohol content rergistered 0.1 percent, and Beckett allegedly said he had ingested one Bud Lite beer.
His arraignment was set for Sept. 2 in Barstow, Calif., Superior Court.
He was reportedly released from custody after several hours.
Beckett could not be reached for comment as of this writing.
Beckett was first elected as Nye County District Attorney in 1995 after moving to Pahrump from Las Vegas.
He has been both a prosecutor and a defense attorney during his 20-year law career.
Beckett has filed to run for Department I Fifth District Judge this year. He faces Marla Zlotek in the primary and, if nominated, incumbent Judge John Davis in the November election.
Wonder what he was driving the second time, a rental?
Party not mentioned... must be a democrat?
I would say, like most of us, he has more than one vehicle.
Dunno. But blowing a .10 is nothing. On the other hand, if that’s where he was seven hours later . . . .
He’s an `R’
—yeah-—I suspect us citizens of the third largest U. S. county may be looking at a new DA, next election-—
Dayum! That vehicle was Nifonged all to hell!
LOL wonder what he was doing in Pahrump. Only a few things a man can do there...
I was kind of hoping to read that he rolled it over and back on its all-fours in the first accident, then drove off and wrecked it again later.
That was some over correction alrighty.
Headline: “SUV Rolls Over — Almost Kills Innocent Driver”
He’ll skate on a reduced charge, Breathalyzer or not.
http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2008/Aug-15-Fri-2008/news/23331505.html
Beckett routed in judge contest
As primary season came to a close Tuesday night, it was clear that some high-profile drama had made its way to the polls, namely in the routing of district court judge candidate Bob Beckett.
Beckett, who was arrested in June on DUI charges, received only 838 votes, or 14 percent, compared to 3,190 (54 percent) for incumbent John Davis and 1,908 (32 percent) for fellow challenger Marla Zlotek. ...
-—yep—he better go back to private practice-—
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