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Jul 10, 2008 6:26 am US/Pacific

Deputy Busted For Alleged DUI While On Duty

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) ― A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following an on-duty crash in which another driver was seriously injured.

According to Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino, witnesses said Deputy Robert Moran ran a red light in Garden Grove the morning of June 29 and struck another vehicle. Its driver, 37-year-old Elias Aldana, suffered life threatening injuries. Its passenger and Moran also were taken to a hospital.

Amormino says a Garden Grove police officer at the crash scene detected alcohol on Moran's breath. The 18-year-veteran was arrested and booked.

Moran was released on bail that afternoon and quickly relieved of duty, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.

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