A driver taken into custody after being reported first by a citizen, then a sheriff deputy, and finally confirmed by the CHP.
According to Nevada County Sheriff Captain Jeff Pettitt, the incident began when dispatch received a call of a potential drunk driver on the upper part of Banner Mountain.
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Captain Pettitt says a deputy in the area made visual contact with the pickup.
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The driver was identified as Joel Fike.
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While waiting for the Highway Patrol, things became a little more interesting.
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At that point the deputy had to take additional action.
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Upon arrival CHP Officer Greg Tassone says the DUI was confirmed.
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Fike was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility for DUI and obstructing a peace officer.
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