Elk Grove Police acknowledge city council member found passed out in parked car, arrested on suspicion of DUI

Sergio Robles in office for less than 5 months

In a follow-up to the admission by Elk Grove City Councilmember Sergio Robles that he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, late this afternoon, Elk Grove Police confirmed the arrest of Robles.

The statement said:

Officers responded to the 5000 block of Elk Grove Boulevard for a welfare check after a security guard found a vehicle stopped in the middle of a parking lot with the driver unresponsive, Saturday morning, around 4:59.

Officers arrived and contacted the driver, identified as Mr. Robles, who showed signs of impairment.

Mr. Robles was determined to be impaired, placed under arrest, and booked at the Main Jail on DUI charges (Vehicle Code 23152 (a) and 23152 (b)).

Code 23152(b) indicates Robles blood alcohol level exceeded .08, the upper limit for impaired driving. A source familiar with the arrested said Robles’ vehicle was running at the time he was contacted by police, although the official report did not indicate this.

The 5000 block of Elk Grove Boulevard is the location of Raley’s grocery store shopping center which is on the southeast corner of Franklin Boulevard.

With this event, Robles has the distinction of being the first Elk Grove City Council member to be arrested while in office. Former Elk Grove City Councilmember and Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Mike Leary was arrested in 2009 on real estate fraud charges after he lost his 2008 reelection bid.

Robles is known to have attended the AAPI event in downtown Sacramento which ended at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 19. In his statement released this afternoon, Robles did not disclose his activities after he left the event and before his arrests hours later.