Aristeo Barragan, 32, of Modesto was arrested for drunken driving Wednesday evening, Dec. 18 after he was stopped after allegedly committing a code violation.

At 8:59 p.m., Officer Kevin Gallenkamp was patrolling the area of Whitmore and Malik avenues when he stopped Barragan in a 

Ford Taurus. Officer Lord-Huff suspected Barragan was intoxicated. A records check revealed Barragan was on probation for DUI and had a suspended license for DUI. After failing a series of field sobriety tests, Barragan was arrested. A breath sample showed that he was over the legal limit of alcohol in his system to drive. Barragan was booked into the county jail for DUI and driving on a licens