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Woodside councilwoman charged with DUI

Woodside Councilwoman Carroll Ann Hodges spent Friday night in the First Chance substance-abuse facility in San Carlos and had to take a cab home the next day — the consequence of being pulled over by the California Highway Patrol and being charged with drunken driving, she told The Almanac.

A breathalyzer test after being stopped in her car at 10:30 p.m. on March 28 on Woodside Road just off Interstate 280 showed her blood-alcohol level at 0.12 percent, she said. State law establishes intoxication at 0.08 percent or above.

"I've got a changed life ahead of me for a while," Ms. Hodges said. "It's something I'm very dismayed about. ... It was sheer stupidity on my part."

With her license now suspended, she can apply for a provisional license in 30 days, she said. It's fortunate, she added, that she lives within walking distance of the grocery store and Town Hall.

Ms. Hodges had been returning from a party in Palo Alto for Craig Britton, who retired as general manager of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Her table at the party offered more varieties of wine than she was used to, she said.

Posted by pleased, a resident of another community, on Apr 2, 2008 at 9:25 am

Wow!! Finally a public offical that admits wrong doing. Good for you Ms. Hodges. I am glad you did not hurt or kill anyone else including yourself. Next time call a cab...it is a heck of alot cheaper than what you are now facing.