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DUI summons for Nev. DA after 2 crashes in 6 hours

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June 20, 2008

LAS VEGAS—Authorities say the prosecutor of a rural Nevada county was issued a drunk-driving summons after crashing cars twice in six hours on the same California highway.

The California Highway Patrol and the Inyo County Sheriff's Office say Nye County District Attorney Robert Beckett was not seriously hurt. Both vehicles were badly damaged.

Inyo County sheriff's spokeswoman Carma Roper says Beckett was not cited after the first crash Sunday afternoon in a Ford Expedition owned by Nye County.

California patrol Officer Taj Johnson says Beckett failed a blood-alcohol breath test. He was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated after the second crash Sunday evening.

The 49-year-old Beckett hasn't responded to messages seeking comment.

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