A report released by the California Highway Patrol is appreciative of the "concerned citizen" who made the 911 call that led to Heather Locklear DUI arrest and says when the police first made contact with Locklear she exhibited "obvious impairment.". Photo Credit: Happy MadisonOctober 02, 2008, (Sawf News) - A report released by the California Highway Patrol is appreciative of the "concerned citizen" who made the 911 call that led to Heather Locklear DUI arrest and says when the police first made contact with Locklear she exhibited "obvious impairment."
Locklear was arrested on suspicion of DUI and being under the influence of a controlled substance in Santa Barbara on Sept. 27.
In a post on their website, TMZ, which first reported the arrest, has questioned the motives of the 911 caller, Jill Ishkanian, a former employee of Us Weekly, who is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly hacking into Us Weekly computers to locate celebrities, after she stopped working for the magazine.
Following her 911 call, Jill is reported to have called a paparazzi agency and tipped them of the impending arrest. The paparazzi agency - KM Press Group - obtained a photograph of Locklear's sobriety test and sold it to TMZ for $27,000. TMZ alludes that since Jill is the only witness to Locklear's impairment her motives in tipping the police are questionable.
Jill's lawyer, Nicholas Tepper, calls the TMZ post "lies and innuendo" and says Jill herself took the photos that ended up with TMZ.
Here is the text of the report released by the California Highway Patrol, which has been published on TMZ
"A concerned citizen observed a visibly impaired woman, later identified as Heather Locklear, at a parking lot in Montecito, CA. Ms. Locklear was driving forwards and backwards over a pair of sunglasses and revving her engine. A few moments later, that citizen watched Ms. Locklear drive away. The citizen left the parking lot and came upon Ms. Locklear and her vehicle now stopped within the roadway on east Valley Road, near Live Oaks Road, in Montecito.
The citizen became concerned when Ms. Locklear exited her vehicle and stumbled into the traffic lane. Concerned for Ms. Locklear's safety, the citizen called 911 and reported the entire incident to CHP Ventura Dispatch.
CHP Dispatch broadcast the situation to officers in the area. Santa Barbara CHP officers responded to the area. Upon arrival, they located Ms. Locklear seated alone in the driver's seat of her vehicle which was obstructing the traffic lane.
Upon contact Ms. Locklear appeared to be disoriented. After an on scene evaluation a DUI investigation was initiated. Although obvious impairment was exhibited during the tests, alcohol was ruled out as a factor.
Based on the circumstances and Ms. Locklear's objective symptoms, she was arrested for suspicion of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.
She was transported to the Santa Barbara CHP office, where she was evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert, who concluded Ms. Locklear was under the influence of a controlled substance, and could not safely operate a motor vehicle.
A chemical test was obtained and Ms. Locklear was transported and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail for violation of 23152(a) VC (Driving under the influence) and 11550 (a) H&S (being under the influence of a controlled substance)."
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