Utah mayor arrested in Idaho, charged with DUI – East Idaho News

BRIGHTON, Utah (KSL.com) — The mayor of the city of Brighton was arrested over the weekend in Idaho and accused of driving whereas intoxicated, two and a half instances the authorized restrict.

Danial Elmore Knopp was charged in Idaho’s fifth District Court docket with a misdemeanor depend of driving below the affect.

When contacted by KSL.com on Tuesday afternoon, Knopp declined to remark.

A deputy was patrolling Solar Valley Highway close to Major Road in Ketchum, Idaho, about 9:45 p.m. Saturday when he noticed a automobile with a Utah license plate that had snow on the facet home windows that gave the impression to be obstructing the motive force’s view, based on an arrest report by the Blaine County Sheriff’s Workplace. The deputy famous that it was snowing on the time and the westbound lane was plowed, however the eastbound lane nonetheless had six inches of snow on it.

The deputy reported watching Knopp’s automobile pace up, then stated the motive force “misplaced management” and went into the other lane of journey. The motive force then didn’t cease for a posted cease signal and “over-corrected sharply to the appropriate” towards parked vehicles, based on the report.

“The Mercedes continued driving too quick for situations east, went via (one other) cease signal … with out stopping, misplaced management once more and swerved into the oncoming lane, fishtailing,” the report states.

At this level, the deputy pulled Knopp over. He famous within the report that “there was a lot snow and ice on the motive force’s window” that Knopp couldn’t roll the window down.

“Danial acknowledged there was no motive why he was driving in that method. Danial apologized for his driving a number of instances,” the report says. “Danial additionally acknowledged they had been having an excellent time driving within the snow.”

Knopp was together with his spouse and two others. He advised the deputy they had been at Solar Valley Resort for the weekend and had been coming from dinner. The deputy famous that Knopp had “very shiny and bloodshot” eyes, his speech was slurred and there was a “sturdy odor” of alcohol on his breath, based on the report.

Police say Knopp failed his discipline sobriety exams. He then took two breath exams and every time measured a 0.207% blood-alcohol degree, the arrest affidavit states. The authorized restrict in Idaho is 0.08%.

After Knopp was handcuffed and positioned into the again of the deputy’s patrol automobile, he allegedly acknowledged that “he takes full duty and he assumed he was over the authorized restrict,” based on the report.

Knopp was elected as Brighton’s first mayor in 2019. Because the mayor, Knopp serves as a member of the board of administrators of the Unified Hearth Authority.

His subsequent courtroom listening to is scheduled for Jan. 23.

Contributing: Andrea Olson, East Idaho Information