Mendocino County deputy faces DUI charge in solo-vehicle crash

<p>A Mendocino County sheriff’s deputy will be charged with driving under the influence following a solo-vehicle rollover on Highway 101 Tuesday night, according to the CHP.</p><p>Deputy Tim Goss, 34, was off duty, driving a pickup on Highway 101 south of Willits at 8:30 p.m., when he apparently lost control of the vehicle, CHP Officer Marian Holcomb said.</p><p>Goss was cited at the scene for driving under the influence. Goss did not require hospitalization, Holcomb said.</p><p>He was released to the custody of another person, she said.</p><p>Sheriff Tom Allman said he would not comment on the incident other than to say Goss, who’s been with the department since December 2004, is on paid leave. “It’s a personnel matter,” he said.</p>