A Kern County Sheriff’s detentions lieutenant has been arrested after allegedly being involved in two crashes within hours of each other.

Bakersfield police say Patrick McNeil was cited for DUI after police were called Sunday afternoon to a non-injury crash at the intersection of Stockdale Highway and Allen Road. Another crash took place two hours later at Coffee and 7th Standard Roads. McNeil was booked into jail after that crash.

McNeil is the recipient of several awards including the James Throne Memorial Award for developing and implementing KCSO’s Inmate Stabilization and Assessment Team program in 2021.