Tag: DUI vehicle owner

DUI: Angel Masis found drunk in the trunk of his vehicle

E.Z Emerson

26-year-old Angel Masis allowed an intoxicated individual to drive his vehicle on March 16th. Officers responded to the separate incident and observed an unidentified individual who had passed out in the car’s driver’s seat, so they removed him. Officers noticed the man was visibly intoxicated. Then, during an inventory search before the vehicle was towed, officers found Masis in the trunk. Masis advised that it was his vehicle that he was driving but did not know how he got in the trunk. Officers noticed Masis reeked of alcohol and took him into custody for driving under the influence-vehicle owner due to him allowing another intoxicated person to drive his vehicle.

DUI: Olivier Niyonteze gets into crash after allowing man to drive his car drunk

E.Z Emerson

30-year-old Olivier Niyonteze was a passenger in his vehicle when it was involved in an accident on February 23rd. Officers arrived and conducted a crash investigation, where they discovered the driver, Aimable Musafiri, was intoxicated. Niyonteze was the registered owner of the vehicle driven by the intoxicated individual. When officers spoke with Niyonteze, he admitted to witnessing the driver consuming alcohol before operating the car and still allowing them to drive. Niyonteze was taken into custody for driving under the influence.