An Oregon man was arrested in Ridgefield on Saturday night for allegedly driving away while his fiancee was getting out of his car, breaking her nose and causing other head injuries.
Emmanuel Cedeno Delgado, 32, of Fairview, Ore., appeared in court Monday morning on suspicion of domestic violence vehicular assault, driving under the influence and driving without a valid license.
According to a probable cause declaration filed with court documents, a Ridgefield police officer was called to the 4500 block of Pioneer Street in Ridgefield about a possible impaired driver.
He located the vehicle in question, a white Ford Explorer, and had it pull over for having a broken tail light.
The driver identified himself as Cedeno Delgado, according to court records, and his fiancee was riding in the passenger seat. She had blood all over her hands and a large bump on her forehead, according to court records, and Cedeno Delgado had blood on his hands and pants.
Cedeno Delgado told the officer the blood on his hands came from work, court records said.
The officer asked the woman to get out of the car. She said she fell in the driveway at the party they had just left, then she began vomiting uncontrollably, court records state.
An ambulance took her to a hospital for her injuries.
When asked again what happened, Cedeno Delgado said the two had a fight, but it was nothing major.
Cedeno Delgado allegedly had bloodshot eyes, was slurring his speech and had a half-full bottle of alcohol in the back seat, according to court records. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
According to court records, breath tests for Cedeno Delgado ranged from 0.141 to 0.153 percent.
At the hospital, his fiancee told officers she was worried about Cedeno Delgado drinking and driving, according to court records, as he doesn’t usually drink.
At one point, she told police, he dropped his phone inside the car and couldn’t find it. She said she tried to help him find it, but grew scared when his demeanor grew aggressive.
He stopped the vehicle on the side of the road, she said, because she told him she wanted to walk home.
According to court records, she said her feet were out of the vehicle and she was half-sitting in the passenger seat when Cedeno Delgado drove off, knocking her to the ground.
She said the last thing she remembered after falling was Cedeno Delgado helping her back into the car.
Cedeno Delgado’s next court date was scheduled for Sept. 28, and his bail set at $25,000.
He was also cited for having a defective tail light, according to court records.
