Last Updated on January 19, 2023 by C-CAR
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. >> Derryl Cousins, a major league umpire from 1979 to 2012 and an alumnus of El Segundo High School and El Camino College, was recently arrested for drunk driving here.
According to the written police report, Cousins was pulled over by Scottsdale Police Officer Kevin Reynolds on March 18 at 2:22 a.m. He was driving about 10 mph below the posted speed limit at the time, drifting over a lane divider on eastbound Indian School Road in downtown Scottsdale.
Cousins, 68, hadn’t been driving long. He claimed to have had “about four drinks” at Karsen’s Grill, only a few blocks from the site of the arrest.
Cousins was given a handheld portable breath test prior to being arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. His blood alcohol count registered a .220.
According to Reynolds’ report, Cousins was polite throughout the process.
“I’m a law-abiding citizen, I’ve just been drinking too much,” he said, according to the report.
At the booking station, Cousins was given two more breath tests on an Intoxilyzer 8000 machine. His blood-alcohol count registered a .223 and .231, high enough to be charged with a misdemeanor for “Extreme DUI” under Arizona state law.
Cousins was released when he paid $2,000 bail. According to Sgt. Ben Hoster, the public information supervisor for the City of Scottsdale, Cousins will be assigned a future date in court.
Cousins currently lives in Las Vegas according to the booking report.
