P. v. Ashton CA2/11
According to the probation report filed in this case, a law enforcement officer responded to a call of an intoxicated motorist at a Poway carwash after an employee of the carwash reported the motorist had driven his car into a trash can. The responding officer found defendant, Mark Ashton, who appeared to be intoxicated, inside an automobile that had been reported stolen. Defendant stated that he and a friend had been drinking when they found the car at a trolley station with the keys inside; and that they drove the car to the carwash and his friend left. A field sobriety test was administered to defendant, which he failed. Two hours later, defendant’s blood reflected an alcohol level of .047 percent as well as the presence of benzodiazepines.
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