From Chelsea Phua:
A Placer County sheriff's deputy has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level about four times the legal limit, authorities said.
Deputy John Caliguire (left photo) was arrested about 9 a.m. Nov. 7, after someone called authorities to report that a driver was unable to stay in lane in the area of Sunset Boulevard and Topaz Avenue, Rocklin police Sgt. Tom Dwyer said.
By the time officers arrived, the driver had stopped near Coppervale Drive and got out of his Dodge pickup truck, which was rolled up on a portion of the curb, Dwyer said.
According to a police report, Dwyer said the driver, identified as Caliguire, had a "strong odor of alcohol beverage emitting from his person" and had slurred speech - signs of alcohol intoxication. Officers administered a field sobriety test, which Caliguire failed, Dwyer said.
When officers tested him twice using a preliminary alcohol screening device, Rocklin Police Sgt. Chad Butler said Caliguire registered a 0.31 blood-alcohol level the first time and 0.33 the second time.
Sheriff's department spokesman Lt. Jeff Ausnow said the department is aware of Caliguire's arrest.
"We are monitoring his criminal case and an internal investigation may be pending," Ausnow said. "The Placer County Sheriff's Department takes drunk driving very seriously and a violation of this law would be unacceptable behavior for a member of our department."
Caliguire has been working for the sheriff's department for eight years. Ausnow said Caliguire remains on active duty during the investigation, but isn't on a patrol assignment.
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