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California - A California Highway Patrol officer charged in
connection with a January chain-reaction crash pleaded no contest today in
Shasta County Superior Court to felony DUI causing injury.
Doreen Bernice Shaw, 43, an 18-year CHP veteran and Redding resident, calmly
entered the no contest plea before Judge Daniel Flynn.
She's due back in court for sentencing March 12, Flynn ordered. She was set to begin standing trial Tuesday on two counts of felony DUI with injury, one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing officers and a series of enhancements.
Shaw took the plea deal in exchange for felony probation. The single count will be reduced to a misdemeanor upon Shaw completing that probation, Flynn said. The other charges against her will be dismissed.
The criminal charges against Shaw, who remains free on her own recognizance, stem from a Jan. 14 four-car wreck on South Bonnyview Avenue while she was off duty.
Shaw was not hurt in the crash. Police have said five others suffered minor injuries.
It's alleged her blood alcohol level ranged from 0.13 percent to 0.16 percent. The legal driving limit is 0.08 percent.
A Redding police report said Shaw, who reportedly admitted she was too drunk to drive, was belligerent, combative and screamed profanities at officers following the wreck.
She also allegedly tried to walk away from officers after she was handcuffed and kneed RPD Officer Tyler Lanham in his left thigh before she was forcibly placed in the back of a patrol car, the police report said.
She's due back in court for sentencing March 12, Flynn ordered. She was set to begin standing trial Tuesday on two counts of felony DUI with injury, one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing officers and a series of enhancements.
Shaw took the plea deal in exchange for felony probation. The single count will be reduced to a misdemeanor upon Shaw completing that probation, Flynn said. The other charges against her will be dismissed.
The criminal charges against Shaw, who remains free on her own recognizance, stem from a Jan. 14 four-car wreck on South Bonnyview Avenue while she was off duty.
Shaw was not hurt in the crash. Police have said five others suffered minor injuries.
It's alleged her blood alcohol level ranged from 0.13 percent to 0.16 percent. The legal driving limit is 0.08 percent.
A Redding police report said Shaw, who reportedly admitted she was too drunk to drive, was belligerent, combative and screamed profanities at officers following the wreck.
She also allegedly tried to walk away from officers after she was handcuffed and kneed RPD Officer Tyler Lanham in his left thigh before she was forcibly placed in the back of a patrol car, the police report said.
