Riverside Police Chief Russell Leach retired a few days after he crashed a city-owned vehicle into a light post and a fire hydrant. The city owned Chrysler 300M sustained major front end damage and the tires on the vehicle’s left side were destroyed. Leach drove another three miles before being pulled over by a Riverside police patrol unit. A six-page collision report filed by the police officers who conducted the traffic stop indicated that Leach had been drinking. Leach has also admitted that prescription medication that he was taking contributed to the accident. According to California Highway Patrol Inland Division Chief Jeff Talbot, "Chief Leach was driving on Central Avenue and allowed his car to drift off the road," "I understand that two of the tires were down to the rim." The CHP is investigating the incident, but Talbot said it was too early in the investigation to determine the cause of the accident or whether alcohol was involved. Talbot said Riverside Police Deputy Chief John De La Rosa contacted him Tuesday and asked the CHP to investigate the accident. "He thought it would be in the best interests of everyone for us to do it," Talbot said. "They wanted us to come in because we are completely unbiased." The CHP will often handle criminal investigations when they involve officers from other law enforcement agencies. Ironically Leach spoke out against drunk driving saying, "Designating a sober driver should be on the top of everyone's Super Bowl party list," "It's just one of several easy steps to help save lives." According to the Riverside City Manager’s Office Leach, 61, was retiring for medical reasons, effective immediately. He had been on medical leave since the crash.
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