WA state House hopeful arrested for alleged impaired driving

By: Jerry Cornfield, Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 382

Last Updated: 5 days ago

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Tacoma police arrested a progressive candidate for the state Legislature on suspicion of impaired driving this week.

Krista Perez was reportedly booked into jail in Pierce County just past 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving while intoxicated, a gross misdemeanor. She was released six hours later, according to jail records.

Efforts to immediately obtain the police report on the arrest were unsuccessful.

The arrest came just a week after Perez …

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