Police arrest man for DUI, felony eluding

Idaho Falls police attempted to stop a driver who was driving the wrong way down Capital Avenue around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday.

25-year-old Austin Lords of Roberts did not stop when officers activated their overhead lights, and officers said he sped off and turned the wrong way down another one-way road, B Street.

Police did not pursue Lords with their lights activated as he fled but traveled in the same direction.

Lords sped away, driving recklessly and eventually turned westbound on to US 20 police said. He then made a U-turn over the raised median and began traveling eastbound on US 20.

Idaho Falls police later stopped Lords successfully at the intersection of Grandview and Skyline.

Officers said as they approached the vehicle, they smelled a strong smell of alcohol. After Lords refused field sobriety tests and a breath sample, police obtained a warrant for a blood sample to determine the driver’s blood alcohol content.

Lords was arrested by police and booked into Bonneville County jail for his second offense of driving under the influence which is a misdemeanor and flee or attempt to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle.

Idaho Falls Police also made three other arrests for driving under the influence Wednesday night.