Two hours after a Lincoln police officer arrested a woman on suspicion of DUI early Wednesday morning, he saw her behind the wheel again -- and he arrested her again.
Officer John Hudec first stopped Claudia Bustamante just after 1 a.m. at 48th Street and Nebraska 2.
Hudec watched the 33-year-old turn left from a non-turn lane without signalling, then swerve, Officer Katie Flood said Wednesday.
He stopped the 1985 Buick LeSabre and cited Bustamante, 2526 D St., on suspicion of driving under the influence and negligent driving. At detox just after 2 a.m., Bustamante's blood alcohol content tested at .19 percent -- more that twice the legal driving limit, Flood said.
Hudec headed back to the street, and just after 3 a.m., he saw a 1991 Chevy Caprice straddling the center line on 40th Street near Pioneers Boulevard, Flood said.
He passed a car following the Caprice -- the LeSabre, driven by Bustamante's boyfriend -- and pulled the Caprice over.
Bustamante was at the wheel, Flood said.
For the second time in a couple of hours, Hudec cited Bustamante on suspicion of a DUI and negligent driving. This time, Flood said, she was taken to jail, where she tested .154 percent at 4:05 a.m. The legal limit is .08 percent.
"The officer has an option of testing at the jail or detox," Flood said. "Last night, Claudia had the opportunity to experience both."
She had bailed out by lunchtime on Wednesday.
The boyfriend, who had picked up Bustamante from detox and was following her, was not cited, Flood said.
Police Capt. David Beggs said the double-DUI stop was not a first.
"It happens occasionally," he said.
Reach Zach Pluhacek at 473-7234 or zpluhacek@journalstar.com.
Posted in Local, Crime-and-courts on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:00 am Updated: 4:49 pm. | Tags: Crime,
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