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UPDATE: Man allegedly had .381 blood alcohol level when he rear-ended TPD car

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Posted at 10:17 AM, Jun 12, 2024

UPDATE: 12:35 p.m.

According to the interim complaint obtained by KGUN, the suspect, Eric Stump, had a blood alcohol content level of .381.

Officers were at a traffic stop at East Golf Links Road, just east of South Kolb Road, when they were rear-ended by Stump's vehicle, the complaint said.

An officer first administered field sobriety tests, but stopped them, "for Eric's safety when he had great difficulty walking to the sidewalk" the complaint said.

The officer then gave a breath test, which indicated a blood alcohol level of .381, the complaint said.

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Tucson Police arrested a man Tuesday night after the man rear-ended a TPD vehicle.

The officers inside the vehicle sustained minor injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured, but was transported to the hospital due to a suspected alcohol concentration "above the level that requires medical care," TPD posted on social media.

34-year-old Eric Stump was arrested on suspicion of DUI, criminal damage and endangerment, according to the post.