RENO, NV - In the last 30 days there have been 6 DUI arrests occurring with children in the car. The latest happened Monday night after the Nevada Highway Patrol had to chase down a van who failed to yield to a traffic stop.

NHP says they were at a traffic stop at Clear Acre Lane near Scottsdale Road at 9:20pm, when a van not only failed to yield to the traffic stop, but actually veered towards the patrol cars making the stop, narrowly missing a highway patrol trooper.

A second NHP vehicle attempted to pull over the van. The driver of the van sped away and led the trooper on a chase towards Sun Valley, ending near the intersection of East 8th and West Brook Streets.
The driver is 41-year-old Angelica Godinez of Antioch, CA. She was arrested and booked for DUI, Eluding Police, Child Endangerment, and Duties of Approaching Drivers to Yield to Stopped Emergency Vehicle. Her driver’s license was also revoked from a previous DUI in California.

Her two passengers, a 10-year-old and the child’s mother, were both released at the scene.

For reference

NRS 484.364 Approach to stopped authorized emergency vehicle making use of flashing lights: Duties of approaching driver; penalty.

1. Upon approaching an authorized emergency vehicle which is stopped and is making use of flashing lights meeting the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 484.787, the driver of the approaching vehicle shall, in the absence of other direction given by a peace officer:
(a) Decrease the speed of his vehicle to a speed that is:
(1) Reasonable and proper, pursuant to the criteria set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 484.361; and
(2) Less than the posted speed limit, if a speed limit has been posted;
(b) Proceed with caution;
(c) Be prepared to stop; and
(d) If possible, drive in a lane that is not adjacent to the lane in which the emergency vehicle is stopped, unless roadway, traffic, weather or other conditions make doing so unsafe or impossible.

2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.