DUBLIN — An Oakland police officer was charged with felonies related to driving under the influence and speeding more than 100 mph, court documents show.
Eduardo Arrizon, 24, was charged in January for an incident that occurred at 2:20 a.m. July 2, 2017, on eastbound Interstate 580 off Santa Rita Road.
The Oakland police officer, who has been on the force since 2015, was charged with speeding greater than 100 mph, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving while having a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher.
He also is charged with two enhancement clauses of excessive blood alcohol and two felony special allegations of DUI, reckless driving and speeding, according to court documents.
According to a statement by a CHP officer, he saw a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck using all traffic lanes of traffic at a high speed.
When the officer contacted Arrizon through the passenger side window, he smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath, he wrote.
Although he refused a preliminary alcohol screening test, a blood test revealed that his blood alcohol level was 0.15 percent or more.
Arrizon was arrested for driving under the influence, cited and released.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges in court in February. His next court appearance is expected April 10 at the East County Hall of Justice for a pretrial hearing.
Arrizon is the latest law enforcement officer in his 2015 graduating class, the 171st Basic Recruit Academy, to be accused of wrongdoing.
Former officer Brian Bunton was arrested in 2016 for charges of felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor engaging in an act of prostitution as part of the sex scandal related to the woman known as Celeste Guap. Although he resigned from the police department, his case was dismissed in court in September 2017.
Rookie Officer Matthew Santos was fired in 2016 while on probation, for allegedly using a gun to threaten a man painting his apartment door.
Officer Trevor Stratton was placed on paid leave and named in a lawsuit filed by the family of an Alameda County probation officer, who was allegedly assaulted by another drunken cop in December 2015.
Officer Allahno Hughes, along with three other officers, was also named in a lawsuit by the family of Richard Perkins Jr., 39, who was shot and killed by four officers Nov. 15, 2015.
The police department made changes in 2016 in light of the multiple recent academy graduates who were arrested on suspicion of these crimes while off-duty.
Arrizon’s current employment status with Oakland police is not known.
David DeBolt contributed to this story.