My whole objective is to know whats going on and being up to speed. Somerville is certainly right about that KRON4 has reached out to KTVU for a statement but has yet to receive a response. Bay Area TV anchor Frank Somerville arrested on - Times-Herald From 3 to his first newscast at 5 p.m., hes going over scripts. Then, hungry for Taco Bell, he climbed into his Porsche. Hes been a staunch vegetarian since he was a kid. Now, he opens up to KRON4 in his first TV interview since the arrest. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. So what I would say to people is, 'Please don't make that same mistake that I made. There is no time for chit chat. It all depends on a station hiring me, which requires a station taking a chance on me, he told the Chronicle. I wouldnt trade it for anything. Or, even a news anchor, such as who we are featuring this month in KTVUsFrank Somerville. The request was denied by KTVU news director Amber Eikel, who called the tagline inappropriate, a source told SFGATE in September, leading to criticism from the Oakland chapter of the NAACP. East Bay carjacking suspect adds to long list of trouble with second arrest in two days He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, booked into Santa Rita Jail on that charge and later released with a citation to appear. A KTVU spokesperson later explained that he left the air to focus on his health.. An ambulance took Somerville to Highland Hospital for evaluation and to receive a blood-alcohol test, police said. Then, hungry for Taco Bell, he climbed into his Porsche. This is a developing story. Then, a month later, came the crash. Concord: Man killed in 4:30 a.m. solo crash on I-680, Berkeley to spend quarter-million for first 24-hour public bathroom, Tucker Carlson: How early rejection by hippie San Francisco mom made him shameless, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. As for his future, Somerville said, he may try teaching, or go back to television news, though he acknowledged that a return may not be totally up to him. Video from the scene uploaded by KRON showed the car that ran into the other one was a Porsche. I am not interested in wasting peoples time, Somerville explains. Somerville has absolutely no recollection of the accident, he told KRON4. Local | This mysterious Bay Area beach is covered in broken ceramicsFood | Is San Francisco tiki bar the Tonga Room actually good?Culture| This SF restaurant was the blueprint for Bobs Burgers'Music| Nirvana's Cow Palace show was once panned. After the initial collision, the other driver exited their vehicle, and Somerville proceeded through the intersection, pushing the other vehicle into a pole on the southeast corner of the intersection. ContactGeorge Kelly at 408-859-5180. But for some reason, I was suspended over that. Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. But, sometimes, instead of having dinner, Somerville will go back to the krav studio. Driver allegedly hit by Frank Somerville says TV anchor floored his Porsche after collision. After rear-ending another vehicle and plowing through a busy intersection, pushing the other car into a pole, the dazed anchor was booked on DUI charges, with court charging documents showing that his blood alcohol concentration was 0.24 percent. Investigators at the scene determined hed been driving under the influence, police said. In a Facebook post reflecting on the situation more than a year later, Somerville claimed for the first time that as messed up as I was I didnt drink on the air. Instead, he said, hed accidentally taken two powerful sleeping pills. The San Jose Mercury News said multiple police and media sources confirmed Somerville was the one arrested after a Porsche allegedly driven by Somerville rear ended another car around 7:45 p.m. Somerville was driving a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S, a twin-turbocharged Porsche with 552 HP capable of a 0-60 MPH under three seconds and a top speed of 198 MPH. The Audi was completely destroyed and the driver was a bit injured. Gone are the days of waking up at 3 a.m. to work the dawn patrol. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. According to police, the driver of one vehicle hit another vehicle from behind. Oakland: News anchor Frank Somerville arrested after DUI wreck Woman killed, man injured in Oakland shootings The San Jose Mercury News said multiple police and media sources confirmed Somerville was the one arrested after a Porsche allegedly driven by Somerville rear ended another car around 7:45 p.m. The tag was cutover Somervilles protestationsby producers after newsroom editors expressed misgivings about it, a source told the San Francisco Chronicle at the time. Somerville has had a tumultuous year. Somerville, driving a Porsche, rear-ended a car at a stoplight, and then proceeded to ram and push an Audi into a streetlamp pole across the intersection, at relatively slow speed. Then in December 2021, a video surfaced of him crashing his black Porsche, and he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. For breakfast? I strictly go over the scripts, and I will make suggestions, he says. Thats when I decided I was either going to learn it, or I wasnt, he says. I thought the coverage across the country of Gabby Petito was insane, he told KRON4. I was taking what I thought was one of my prescription drugs; instead, it was two Ambien, he said. Somervilles next hearing will take place May 6. You cant fake caring. 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The crash occurred just after 7:45 p.m., near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Broadway, police said. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! He also was off the air for much of the summer following a now-infamous May 30 newscast, when he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words and appeared to have trouble reading off the teleprompter. Video NBC Bay Area obtained shows what sources say was Somerville's Porsche crashing into another vehicle from behind and pushing it off the street. Television. George Kelly is a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group's East Bay Times and Mercury News. Thats when its time for Somerville to get cleaned up and ready for work. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON) In an exclusive TV interview, renowned Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville sat down with KRON4s Pam Moore for nearly 30 KTVUs Frank Somerville DUI Car Crash In Downtown
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