Republican politician interfers with DUI arrest, protege's blood alcohol level was 0.26!

Police: Calif. assemblyman interfered in DUI stop


(08-06) 18:47 PDT Westminster, Calif. (AP) --

A police transcript released Thursday indicates state Assemblyman Van Tran was disruptive at the scene of a city councilman's arrest for drunken-driving and was threatened with arrest himself.
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Van Tran, a Republican who plans to challenge Rep. Loretta Sanchez for the 47th Congressional District in Orange County, showed up shortly after his friend and political protege, Westminster Councilman Andy Quach, crashed his car on Aug. 2 and cut power to 300 homes.

Quach had called him from his cell phone shortly after the crash.

Tran repeatedly approached officers to ask questions and tell them he was Quach's attorney, according to a police transcript obtained by The Orange County Register. At one point, he distracted Quach, disrupting a field sobriety test, the newspaper reported.

Quach, 27, was charged with two drunken driving misdemeanors and will be arraigned next month. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.26, more than three times the legal limit, authorities say.

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Quach should have to pay for the power outages he caused by his drinking and driving. I guess it's a good thing he didn't kill anyone.

Three Times the Legal Limit :crazy: No wonder he crashed! I think he needs one of those breathing tubes installed in his car, at least that would keep him from behind the wheel, but probably not.