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# RIVERSIDE CHP inland assistant chief gets busted behind the wheel
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/riverside-chp-inland-assistant-chief-gets-busted-behind-the-wheel/
- Published: 2006-11-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:09:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The California Highway Patrol's inland assistant chief was arrested by his own CHP officers for drunken driving after allegedly crashing his CHP-issued Ford Crown Victoria into a parked car.

Michael Maples, 58, was arrested at his home in Reche Canyon about 11:15 p.m. Thursday after he lost control of the Crown Victoria and struck the car in his driveway, CHP Capt. Sharon Baker said Monday.

No one was hurt. Maples was off duty and returning home. The damaged vehicle in the driveway belonged to a visitor at his home, and the unidentified visitor telephoned authorities to report the crash, Baker said.

Maples was cited and released following his arrest. The case will be submitted to the Riverside County district attorney's office for review, Baker said.

Maples is the assistant chief of the CHP's Inland Division in San Bernardino. CHP Sgt. Eric Phipps would not disclose Maples' employment status, saying it was a confidential personnel matter.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 22, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)