A Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he called 911 multiple times while intoxicated and sitting in his car, according to the San Marino Police Department.
The calls came in Saturday around 4:40 a.m., police said. The caller, a 37-year-old Los Angeles man, purportedly called 911 four separate times and was described by dispatchers as sounding disoriented and distraught.
Officers located the man’s vehicle near the intersection of Los Robles Avenue and Monterey Road, where they found him sitting in the driver’s seat and showing signs of being drunk. An open bottle of alcohol was also seen in the center console of the vehicle, police said.
“The driver appeared stressed and in an emotional state with a strong odor of alcohol and advised officers he was sick and needed medical attention,” the Police Department stated in its weekly police activity report.
Paramedics were called to the scene to evaluate the man, but police say he refused to be taken to a local hospital for further examination. Instead, officers conducted a field sobriety test and determined he showed clear signs of being intoxicated.