Man Arrested For DUI Steals Police Car From Arresting Officer

The California Highway Patrol arrested Aaron Teruya, a
twenty-five year-old San Diego man, for suspicion of DUI after Teruya crashed
into another vehicle near Fallbrook. After arresting Teruya for DUI and
advising him of his right to his dui
lawyer , the officer handcuffed him and put him in the back of the CHP
cruiser. The officer remained outside the CHP vehicle, supervising the towing
of Teruya’s vehicle. While in the back seat of the police car, Teruya moved his
feet over his cuffed hands, bringing his hands to the front of his body. He
then jumped in the driver’s seat of the patrol car and drove away.

The CHP used the GPS in the patrol car to find the vehicle a
short time later. It was abandoned in a brushy field after being involved in an
“off road collision”. Teruya was found hiding in the brush near the abandoned
patrol vehicle. Teruya, who did not invoke his right to a criminal defense lawyer before
talking, told reporters “I was already in the patrol car, and I just didn’t want
to go to jail. That’s pretty much it”, he said. Now he faces charges for two
counts of DUI (one in a police car), resisting arrest, and felony auto theft.

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