North Charleston Police arrested 20-year-old Jair Mancilla Cruz (full name: Jair Alejandro Mancilla Cruz) on March 10 after a witnessed collision on Dorchester Road at W. Montague Avenue, where he was driving aggressively on a suspended license.
Incident breakdown
A Charleston County Sheriff’s deputy saw him back into another vehicle after stopping abruptly.
Officers noted an open Corona beer bottle and alcohol odor inside his uninsured, unregistered car, which lacked a required ignition interlock device from a prior DUI conviction and had an improper out-of-state tag.
Minor injuries occurred; Cruz was booked into a detention center.
Full charges
- Operation of vehicle without ignition interlock device (1st offense).
- Driving under suspension (DUS) 1st offense for DUI.
- Open container of beer.
- Improper vehicle license plate.
- Operating uninsured vehicle.
- Improper backing.
This multi-charge stop highlights how one bad decision (driving impaired/suspended) snowballs into vehicle violations—common in NCPD traffic enforcement on busy Dorchester Road. Court dates likely soon given the DUI history.
