{"id":415891,"date":"2025-11-30T21:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/415891\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T21:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:47:11","slug":"troopers-use-grappler-to-stop-suspected-impaired-driver-in-maryvale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/415891\/","title":{"rendered":"Troopers use grappler to stop suspected impaired driver in Maryvale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Troopers used a grappler to stop a suspected impaired driver accused of driving recklessly through Maryvale on Thanksgiving morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A trooper tried to stop a driver near <a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/PpwOKIZNB7sokLNJU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">99th Avenue and Camelback Road<\/a> after seeing the vehicle going 45 mph in a 65 mph zone, weaving between lanes and driving through a gore point, according to the Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"AZDPS State Troopers arrested a driver after they reportedly fled in Maryvale.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SQH5PSUBKNGE7GYNFCHHSAYPAQ.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>AZDPS State Troopers arrested a driver after they reportedly fled in Maryvale.(Arizona Department of Public Safety)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The driver reportedly kept driving for about a mile before turning into a parking lot. As the driver tried to speed up, troopers deployed a grappler to stop the car, according to DPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The driver, whose name was not released, reportedly failed field sobriety tests, and a search of the car uncovered methamphetamine crushed into the driver\u2019s side floorboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Authorities say the convicted felon was arrested on charges including unlawful flight, DUI, drugs and destruction of evidence. The driver was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County jail with blood test results pending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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