Last Updated on January 9, 2023 by CCAR Staff
SAN BERNARDINO >> An Ontario father is behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated with his 5-year-old son in the car, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
Francisco Zepeda, 34, was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment late Monday night, and his son was placed with Child and Family Services, according to a sheriff’s statement.
Around 10:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a 1998 Mazda near Fairfax Lane and E. 9th Street, officials said.
During the stop, the deputy allegedly noticed the driver, later identified as Zepeda, was possibly intoxicated, according to authorities. After an infield investigation, Zepeda was arrested.
The deputy also saw a small child in the vehicle he later determined was Zepeda’s 5-year-old son. The boy was sitting in the back seat, allegedly unrestrained by a seat belt or child seat.
Deputies took the child to the Sheriff’s Central Station where he was turned over to Child and Family Services.
