Monday, September 07, 2009

Deputy Lisa Gargano Arrested for DUI

An off-duty Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy has been booked for investigation of driving under the influence after police say she plowed into a Starbucks coffee shop and injured an elderly woman and an employee.

Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong says 37-year-old deputy Lisa Gargano drove through a parking lot Sunday, hitting curbs and another car before crashing into the building.

Leong says a woman in her 80s was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and an employee had moderate injuries.

Police allege Gargano was under the influence of prescription drugs, but would not offer further details.

Sheriff John McGinness says Gargano has been placed on administrative leave but did not offer further comment, calling it a "personal matter."

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