HIGH SPEED CHASE ENDS WITH DWI DRIVER ARRESTED
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009 12:05 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL DIVISION
EVENT: HIGH SPEED CHASE ENDS WITH DWI DRIVER ARRESTED
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: INTERSECTION OF MONTANA & LEE TREVINO
DATE / TIME: May 17, 2009 2:55 PM
RESULT: DRIVER ARRESTED
EL PASO, TX- Sunday afternoon 05-17-09 at about 2:55 PM, a Sheriff’s Deputy patrolling the area of 12200 Montana was flagged down by a motorist pointing out a reckless driver (White Volvo) who had just ran the motorist off the roadway. The Deputy spotted the White Volvo S70 traveling west on Montana and attempted to pull the car over. The driver refused to stop & accelerated at high speeds continuing west on Montana. At that point the pursuit was on as the driver continued driving through several major intersections disregarding the safety of the public. The vehicle continued west on Montana Ave approaching the intersection of Lee Trevino. The traffic on Montana was stopped at a red light at the said intersection causing the driver to stop, the Deputy positioned his patrol unit directly behind the suspect vehicle boxing it in with a truck tractor stopped in front. The driver exited the vehicle and was placed under arrest. The Deputy immediately smelled a strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from the drivers breath & person. There were several beer cans located in plain view on the driver’s side floorboard of the vehicle. An intoxilyzer breath test resulted in the driver being twice over the legal drinking limit. He was arrested & charged with EVADING ARREST W/ VEHICLE & DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.
The Driver was identified as KUMARS KHOSRAVANI (26) of the 3200 block of Kirkcaldy El Paso, TX. He was booked at the El Paso County Detention facility.
ARRESTED:
KUMARS KHOSRAVANI (26)
CHARGES:
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EVADING ARREST W/ VEHICLE- $1,500 BOND
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DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED- $2,000 BOND
(NOTE: INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
End of News Release
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.