Nevada police lieutenant arrested on DUI charge after driving 80 mph in Las Vegas neighborhood: Metro

Metro police arrested a Nevada State Police lieutenant for allegedly driving impaired and at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour on neighborhood roads, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

On Friday, Sept. 20, a Las Vegas Metro police officer spotted a minivan traveling above the speed limit on Fort Apache Road in the far southwest valley, documents said. The officer noted the driver, later identified as Nevada State Police Lt. Jacob Fisher, “was driving on the bot dots or striping” in the road and traveling at more than 80 mph in the 35-mph zone.

“[The officer] also claimed that the vehicle was going so fast that dirt and dust was flying in the air from the roadway,” documents said.

The officer followed the car onto Cactus Avenue and into a gated neighborhood, finding it parked in a driveway, documents said.

“As [the officer] approached the vehicle, he activated his emergency lights and siren,” documents said. “[The officer] said that a white male adult exited the [driver’s] seat of the vehicle, looked over [the officer] and walked into the garage of the residence.”

Fisher then allegedly ignored the officer’s commands and went into his house. About a minute later, Fisher came outside to speak with the officer, documents said.

Another officer then arrived at the call, noticing Fisher smelled of alcohol, documents said. Fisher told the officers he did not drink alcohol and said he was driving home from dinner. Before starting a standardized field sobriety test, Fisher told police he was “absolutely speeding” and driving 20 miles above the limit, documents said.

Police said Fisher failed the test and took him into custody. Records show prosecutors charged him with DUI.

“The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol is aware of the incident involving a division employee who has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted,” a department spokesperson said Monday.

A test of Fisher’s blood was pending as of Monday. There was no hearing regarding Fisher’s custody status and he was released on his own recognizance. He was not scheduled to appear in court until January.

Metro police no longer releases booking photos, citing a circuit court ruling.

In 2019, then a trooper, Fisher was credited for saving the life of a driver who crashed into a wall near the Airport Connector.