"Brad Hofflander, an investigator for the commission, reported that Pilegaard was involved in a 2021 collision in Sonoma County where he crashed into a vehicle and caused it to overturn on its roof. Pilegaard was off-duty at the time. His alleged blood-alcohol content was 0.234%, or nearly three times the legal limit of .08%, Hofflander said. A Sonoma County judge granted Pilegaard a diversion from criminal conviction if he met requirements such as community service and completing an intoxicated driving program."
"His blood-alcohol content level was at least 0.26%, the prosecution alleged. At the time of the second DUI, Respondent was in the midst of a trip in excess of 650 miles from Santa Rosa to Arizona, Hofflander wrote. Not only was Respondent speeding, driving erratically, and tailgating other cars on the freeway at 82 miles per hour while highly inebriated, Respondent also had a half-empty bottle of vodka and a firearm with him in his vehicle."
Kendrick Pilegaard resigned from the Novato Police Department in 2023 and later had his California law enforcement certification revoked following intoxicated driving convictions. In 2021 he was off-duty when he struck a vehicle in Sonoma County causing it to overturn; his alleged blood-alcohol content was 0.234%. A judge granted diversion contingent on community service and completion of an intoxicated driving program, and Pilegaard agreed with the department to avoid further alcohol-related misconduct. In 2023 he was arrested after a Highway 101 traffic stop with an alleged BAC of at least 0.26%, speeding, erratic driving, a half-empty vodka bottle, and a firearm. He was convicted in Marin County in 2024, with records indicating either a no-contest plea or a guilty plea.
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