DODGERS UPDATE: MOTA GETS ARRESTED FOR DUI PITCHER MAKES TRIP TO CINCY.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer CINCINNATI - Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota Guillermo Reynoso Mota (born July 25, 1973 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently on the New York Mets. was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Monday morning in Glendale, officer Jon Samson of the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said. Mota, 29, was released and accompanied the Dodgers on their charter flight from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to Cincinnati. The Dodgers, who were off Monday, open a three-game series against the Reds today. ``It was a speeding stop and the officer conducted a DUI investigation and determined Mota was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage alcoholic beverage Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled liquor, that contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, as an intoxicating agent. When an alcoholic beverage is ingested, the alcohol is rapidly absorbed in the stomach and intestines because it does not ,'' Samson said. Samson said Mota was arrested at 2:05 a.m. after he was pulled over on Pacific Avenue, north of the Ventura Freeway. Mota submitted to a chemical test, was booked at Glendale Police Station and released on his own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. , Samson added. Charges are pending. Mota's blood alcohol level tested at .12, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Sgt. Paul Gouailhardou said. Mota, reached at the team hotel, declined comment. ``Keeping with our team policy, we'll just handle it internally,'' Dodgers general manager Dan Evans said. Mota is not expected to be suspended or fined by the team. The offense is a misdemeanor and punishable by a maximum $1,200 fine and a suspended driver's license. The hard-throwing Mota, who spends his offseason in the Dominican Republic, is 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA in nine games. He was acquired in March 2002 in the trade that sent Matt Herges to Montreal. Staff Writer Susan Abram contributed to this report. |
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