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Driver of Liquor Store Crash Identified Following Arrest

by KREX News Room
by Christina Marrazza

Story Created: Sep 27, 2012 at 12:50 PM MDT

Story Updated: Sep 27, 2012 at 6:21 PM MDT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- More details are being released about a man who crashed his SUV into a local business, leaving the owners to rebuild for the second time this year.

The driver has been identified as 61-year-old Leland Rust.

Rust was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and driving on a revoked license from a previous alcohol offense.

The accident happened just after 5 p.m. Wednesday at Pete's House of Spirits at 16th Street and North Avenue.

There were two employees inside the store when the crash happened; fortunately, neither of them was injured.

In the arrest affidavit, a witness also describes seeing a bottle of vodka fall out of Rust's car when he got out of his SUV following the crash.

Rust was transported to St. Mary's Hospital with minor injuries before being transferred to the Mesa County Jail.

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Reality said on Thursday, Sep 27 at 10:51 PM

Some people never learn. The law needs to change to make repeat offenders like this man, stay off the road for good-like maybe repo the vehicles and use the money from it to help pay restitution to the victims, the city and further educate alcoholics. It appears that no matter how old you are, addiction has no favorite.

Anonymous said on Friday, Sep 28 at 12:24 AM

Maybe he thought it was one of those drive thru liquor barns like they have in other states.

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