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“The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.”

DUI

• A Nulato man was charged with felony drunken driving following a tip that a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Farmer’s Loop was forcing vehicles off the road Saturday.

Kelly Lee Sommer, 51, was arrested about 1:30 p.m. after troopers notified UAF police that a possible drunken driver was heading toward the university. A UAF police officer stopped the vehicle on Yukon Drive in the driveway of the Natural Sciences Building.

According to a criminal complaint, Sommer appeared intoxicated and failed field sobriety tests. His breath-alcohol content was measured at 0.323 percent, more than four times the legal limit.

A criminal history check revealed Sommer had two previous DUI convictions in the past 10 years, both in 2002, resulting in the felony charge.

• Lance Allen, 34, of Fairbanks was charged with driving under the influence after a Fairbanks police officer observed him swerve into an oncoming lane of traffic on College Road as he passed the officer, who was stopped in a parking lot.

According to a criminal complaint, the officer pursued Allen and clocked him at 45 mph in a 35 mph zone. Upon contact, Allen told the officer he had lost his license and didn’t have an ID. Based on his speech, the officer suspected Allen was intoxicated and administered field sobriety tests, which he subsequently failed.

When a chemical test revealed Allen’s breath-alcohol content to be 0.00, the officer contacted a drug recognition expert, who determined Allen was under the influence of marijuana.

• Denim Krause, 30, of North Pole was charged with drunken driving after being stopped for speeding on the Mitchell Expressway on Saturday night. Fairbanks International Airport police stopped Krause at 9:35 p.m. for going 65 mph in a 55 mph zone.

According to a criminal complaint, Krause displayed signs of intoxication, failed field sobriety tests and recorded a breath-alcohol content of 0.228 percent on a chemical test. Police found an open bottle of Black Velvet whiskey in the vehicle. Krause was also cited for having an open container.

• Todd Ujdur, 35, of Fairbanks was charged with drunken driving and drugs misconduct as the result of a traffic stop early Sunday.

A trooper stopped Ujdur at 3:35 a.m. in the parking lot of the Tesoro gas station on University Avenue and College Road after Ujdur passed him on Farmers Loop with one headlight out on his Ford pickup, according to a criminal complaint. The trooper suspected Ujdur was intoxicated and Ujdur admitted to drinking beer earlier in the night at The Marlin bar. The trooper noted that Ujdur was swaying when he got out of his truck to perform field sobriety tests, which he failed. Ujdur’s breath-alcohol content registered a 0.176 on a chemical test.

During a search of Ujdur following his arrest, the trooper found a small bag of marijuana in his pants pocket for which Ujdur was charged with sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance.

• Randy M. Simmons, 56, of Fairbanks was charged with drunken driving and refusal to submit to a chemical breath test after Fairbanks police received a tip from a caller who followed Simmons to his home on Coppet Street, according to a criminal complaint.

Police arrived about 11 a.m. to find Simmons sitting behind the wheel of his van with the keys in the ignition. The officer detected a faint odor of alcohol on Simmons and other signs he was intoxicated. Simmons did not have an ID and told the officer he had not been drinking. When Simmons got out of his car to get his vehicle registration in the house, the officer observed he was unstable on his feet.

Simmons refused to perform field sobriety tests or take a chemical breath test and was arrested for DUI.

• Janet Bernice Cline, 24, of Fairbanks was charged with drunken driving following a traffic stop by University of Alaska Fairbanks police Saturday. According to a criminal complaint, Cline was pulled over for weaving across the center line several times without signaling. Cline exhibited signs of intoxication and admitted consuming three mixed drinks prior to driving. Her breath-alcohol content was measured at 0.164 percent by a chemical test.

• Vesa Kulakevich, 20, of Delta Junction was charged with drunken driving following a traffic stop by troopers Sunday. Troopers stopped Kulakevich at 266.5 Mile Richardson Highway at 1:25 a.m. for having a headlight out, according to a criminal complaint. Kulakevich appeared to be intoxicated and failed field sobriety tests. A chemical test measured Kulakevich’s breath-alcohol content at 0.117 percent.

• Brandon Frone, 21, of Fairbanks was arrested on drunken driving and drugs charges Saturday after being stopped for speeding and erratic driving. A trooper pulled Frone over at 2:42 a.m. on the Mitchell Expressway after clocking him going 73 mph and observing his vehicle crossing the fog line.

Frone appeared to be extremely intoxicated and was unable to perform field sobriety tests because he had a hard time standing up, according to a criminal complaint. A chemical test registered his breath-alcohol content at 0.161, more than twice the legal limit.

Following his arrest, Frone was trying to retrieve a lighter from his pocket to smoke a cigarette and a marijuana pipe fell out of his pocket. He was subsequently charged with sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance.

Frone was also charged with fifth-degree criminal mischief for wrapping a telephone cord around his neck several times while talking to his father and causing the phone handset to be ripped from the wall. The trooper had to remove the cord from Frone’s neck.

• Two North Pole men were arrested and charged with drunken driving Friday after showing up at a home on Badger Road while troopers with the Alaska Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement were conducting an investigation.

Robert E. Gordon, 47, was arrested at 2:45 p.m. when he drove up on a four-wheeler to ask what was going on, according to a criminal complaint filed in court. Troopers suspected he was intoxicated and detained him for field sobriety tests, which he failed. A chemical test measured his breath-alcohol content at 0.253 percent, more than three times the legal limit.

Harry Stuart Hartzog, 38, was arrested by troopers at 6 p.m. when he drove a dirt bike through the crime scene, the complaint stated. A trooper stopped him and detected the strong odor of alcohol on his breath. His breath-alcohol content was measured at 0.134 percent.

• Loretta J. Henderson, 35, of Fairbanks was charged with drunken driving and refusal to take a chemical breath test after being stopped by Fort Wainwright police Saturday. According to a criminal complaint, Henderson was traveling east on Gaffney Road adjacent to the Fort Wainwright visitors center when an officer observed her stop and back up in her lane of travel. Upon contact, Henderson exhibited signs of intoxication. She failed field sobriety tests and refused to take a chemical breath test.

• Michael Boozenny, 43, of Fairbanks was charged with driving under the influence after being stopped for speeding at 3:20 a.m. Saturday. A trooper stopped Boozenny for going 15 mph over the speed limit on the Steese Highway near Gold Mine Trail.

According to a criminal complaint, Boozenny displayed signs of being intoxicated and failed field sobriety tests. His breath-alcohol content registered 0.125 percent on a chemical test.

• Kelly Michael Durbin, 21, of Healy was charged with drunken driving following a tip from an Aramark security guard at the McKinley Chalet on Friday in McKinley Village.

The security guard called troopers in Healy after seeing five men in a white Toyota pickup truck driving up a pedestrian trail, according to a criminal complaint.

The men were drinking beer and whiskey, the guard told troopers.

A trooper responded and found the vehicle parked behind McKinley Chalet with Durbin in the driver’s seat. The trooper detected the odor of alcohol on Durbin and noticed several empty beer cans in the back of the truck, along with cases of unopened cans of beer.

A chemical breath test measured Durbin’s breath-alcohol content at 0.116 percent.