Greenfield Man Pleads No Contest to Felony DUI and Impersonating a Police Officer

SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced on Tuesday, April 26 that 27-year-old Clemente Martinez of Greenfield, pled no contest to felony driving under the influence and admitted 5 prior convictions. The current case is Martinez’s 6th conviction for driving under the influence since 2012. Martinez also pled no contest to impersonating a police officer. Martinez will receive a stipulated 2 year prison sentence. On March 6, 2022, at 3:16 a.m., after equipping his vehicle with flashing red and blue lights built into the grill, Martinez attempted to perform a traffic stop on an off-duty Monterey County Sheriff Sergeant. The off-duty sheriff initially yielded, but became suspicious when Martinez did not exit his vehicle. When Martinez abandoned the traffic stop and attempted to drive away the off-duty sergeant realized that Martinez was not operating a legitimate law enforcement vehicle and began to follow him. The Sergeant followed Martinez until Greenfield police officers were contacted and pulled Martinez over. Field sobriety tests were conducted and Martinez was found to be under the influence of alcohol. His BAC was measured to be .10. This case was prosecuted by the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office specialized DUI Vertical Prosecution Unit. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.