Sen. Torres to Lose License in Arrest for Drunk Driving
State Sen. Art Torres (D-Los Angeles) will lose his drivers license Oct. 10 because he refused to be tested for alcohol when Sacramento police officers stopped his car earlier this month, the Department of Motor Vehicles reported Thursday.
The Sept. 6 incident marked Torres’ second drunk driving arrest in Sacramento County. He is on probation for the first incident in 1987.
In the most recent case, a Sacramento police officer said Torres, 42, was driving without lights and was arrested for drunk driving. According to the officer, Torres refused to submit to chemical tests to determine his blood alcohol level.
Torres was scheduled to be arraigned on the drunk driving charge Thursday in Sacramento County Municipal Court, but the court granted a postponement until Oct. 19 at the request of Torres’ lawyer.
DMV spokesman Bill Gengler said his department mailed an order to Torres on Tuesday revoking his drivers license for two years beginning Oct. 10. Torres has 15 days from the receipt of the order to seek a DMV hearing.
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