Driver blows .342 on breathalyzer, goes to jail

Car had only one headlight operating

This is the interior of the vehicle that Javier Roldan Perete was driving on June 12, 2021, according to Olympia police. Two cans of a six-pack of beer are shown in the passenger footwell.

Courtesy of Olympia Police Department

This is the vehicle that Javier Roldan Perete was driving on June 12, 2021, according to Olympia police. The left headlight was not operating at the time he was contacted by police.

Courtesy of Olympia Police Department

Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:25 pm

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Why are the police not issuing tickets?

By The JOLT Staff

A man was arrested for driving under the influence after Olympia police spotted his passing car with only one illuminated headlight, drifting in and out of the road, last Saturday.

Upon rolling down his window for the OPD officer, Javier Roldan Perete, 42, immediately gave off an “odor of alcoholic beverages” with his eyes bloodshot and watery. Two cans of beer were connected to a 6 pack ring on June 12, 2021.

Roldan Perete told the OPD officer that he had only two beers to drink.

Roldan Perete declined a field sobriety test and breath sample.

At the Olympia Jail, Roldan Perete blew a .342 BAC on the Draeger and was booked for driving under the influence.