AN ESPANOLA MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING FOR THE 10TH TIME. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD MAX PADILLA WAS PULLED OVER BY STATE POLICE FOR MULTIPLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT ON STATE ROAD 74 NORTH OF ESPANOLA. HE BLEW A POINT-15 ON A BREATH TEST, NEARLY TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT.
POLICE SAY PADILLA WAS DRIVING, DESPITE HAVING HAD HIS LICENSE REVOKED FOR HIS PREVIOUS DWI ARRESTS. PADILLA TOLD THE ARRESTING OFFICER HE’D CONSUMED VODKA AND TAKEN HEROIN.
