Vacaville was spared a potential Thanksgiving Day tragedy, thanks to local police stopping a DUI driver before any harm could occur. According to a social media post by the Vacaville Police Department, officers pulled over a driver whose blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit. The individual, who had open beer containers in the vehicle, no driver's license, and no insurance, ran a red light in front of an officer at the intersection of E. Monte Vista & Depot in his Mini Cooper without its lights on.
Reporter Henry K. Lee provided additional detail on the incident, identifying the driver as 29-year-old Wenceslao Munoz Orellana, who now spends his holiday behind bars. "Wenceslao Munoz Orellana,29,spends Thanksgiving in jail for DUI +2X legal limit after he runs red before dawn in front of officer at E. Monte Vista & Depot while driving his Mini Cooper w/o lights & open beer containers," reported Henry K. Lee on his social media channel.
The swift action by the police on the scene likely prevented a more dire outcome. The Vacaville Police's statement emphasized their relief: "Today, we are thankful this DUI driver didn't hit our officer or other innocent drivers." After the arrest, the suspect was booked into the Solano County Jail on DUI charges.
