An official with the Road Commission for Oakland County was arrested on suspicion of operating his county-owned vehicle while intoxicated, said Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe,
RCOC Board Chairman Rudy Lozano, 62, was pulled over Oct. 7 by police near his home on Dixie Highway close to Northcrest Drive shortly after midnight.
Police received a complaint from the Clarkston Ambulatory Care Center reporting a subject suspected of being intoxicated leaving the area. Someone matching the description was seen getting into a vehicle.
After pulling over the vehicle, the officer suspected Lozano of driving while intoxicated after he failed field sobriety tests, said Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe who confirmed Lozano’s P.B.T. results were above the legal limit to be operating a motor vehicle.
Lozano was lodged in Oakland County Jail for approximately twelve hours and then released after posting bond, according to McCabe. The undersheriff estimated arraignment may not occur for 15 days.
According to RCOC’s Web site, Rudy Lozano was elected the RCOC board chairman at the Jan. 14, 2005 meeting. He previously served as chairman from 1992?1996 and in 1999 and 2000.
Lozano is a Clarkston-area realty agent, said the Web-site.