Overview

• CHP officers reopening lanes after a separate multi-vehicle crash on US-101 found a Range Rover stopped in traffic and discovered Pierce asleep at the wheel.
• Authorities reported signs of alcohol impairment, conducted a DUI investigation and arrested Pierce on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI under California Vehicle Code 23152(a).
• Pierce was booked at the CHP Central Los Angeles Area office, cited and released, and no injuries were reported in connection with his vehicle.
• The California Highway Patrol said it will present the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for charging review, and no blood-alcohol results or court date have been made public.
• Pierce, 47, later posted that he fell asleep after prolonged standstill traffic, a characterization not addressed by investigators.