High-profile Seattle trial attorney Anne Bremner is seeking a court injunction to block the King County Sheriff's Office from releasing to the media investigative reports and video from her arrest on suspicion of drunken driving two months ago in Kenmore.
In an interview, Bremner says she had drinks with dinner the night of June 3, but was not drunk. Instead, she says she was the victim of a hit-and-run accident before her arrest and suffered a brain injury, resulting in behavior that mimicked the signs of alcohol impairment.
She says she is seeking the court order to avoid negative publicity that could damage her reputation as a legal expert.
But in court documents, the Sheriff's Office stated Bremner didn't report being in an accident or request medical attention at the time of her arrest. She was pulled over because a deputy spotted her driving her BMW with a flattened tire, according to the Sheriff's Office. Once she was stopped, Bremner showed signs of impairment, the Sheriff's Office said.
This is a straightforward DUI from our standpoint, said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart.
The Sheriff's Office sent results of its investigation to the Kenmore city prosecutor, but no charges have been filed, according to Urquhart and court records. Bremner was booked into the King County Jail just after 2 a.m. June 4 her 52nd birthday and was released less than five hours later, jail records show.
Copyright: The Seattle Times
