Man arrested in suspected eighth DUI after Santa Rosa crash

<p>Santa Rosa Police say a man with seven prior drunken driving convictions was at fault in a Wednesday evening crash in which he is suspected of running a red light and colliding with an oncoming car.</p><p>Hector Marin was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving yet again in the aftermath of the 6 p.m. crash at Guerneville Road and Range Avenue in west Santa Rosa, authorities said.</p><p>Police said his blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.24 percent - three times the legal limit for California drivers.</p><p>No one was injured.</p><p>Marin, 46, was northbound on Range Avenue near Coddingtown Mall when police believe he ran a red light and broadsided a westbound 2000 Land Rover driven by Santa Rosa resident Alyson Weaver.</p><p>In addition to being intoxicated, Marin was driving with a suspended license, in violation of probation on a prior DUI, and driving without a court-ordered interlock device required to check his breath for alcohol before his car ignition can start.</p><p>It later was learned Marin had seven previous DUI convictions in Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties, including two before 1988 and three in the 1990s, police Sgt. Rich Celli said.</p><p>He also had drunken driving convictions in May 2005 and October 2009, Celli said.</p><p>Marin was being held at the Sonoma County Jail on Thursday, with bail of $45,000, jail personnel said.</p>