Updated: Juneau driver arrested after blowing triple legal blood-alcohol limit

After a one-vehicle incident in downtown Juneau, police say the driver blew a blood-alcohol content three times the legal limit early Monday and was arrested.

Tautar Pearce, 37, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

Pearce was driving a 2015 Chrysler outbound in the 400 block of Egan Drive when he struck the sidewalk on the right side of the road, according to a Juneau Police Department bulletin.

Juneau police Public Safety Manager Erann Kalwara said the incident occurred in the area of Gold Creek Bridge, behind Foodland IGA.

The car went over the sidewalk and struck the guard rail, she said.

A driver-side tire was broken off “at the axle” in the incident, Kalwara said.

The vehicle sustained about $4,900 in damage, according to bulletin. Kalwara said it did not appear that any other property was damaged.

The vehicle was impounded.

Pearce was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

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