Dakota Kabina

Name:
Kabina, Dakota Shayne

Date of Booking:
02/09/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
DUI – DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

HIT AND RUN; DUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP AT OR RETURN TO SCENE OF ACCIDENT

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANE

FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO VEHICLE

DRIVING WRONG SIDE OF UNDIVIDED STREET

DRIVING WITHIN A GORE OR MEDIAN

Officer’s Narrative:
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On February 09, 2026, at approximately 00:00 hours, I, Deputy Eidson, was requested by Carrollton Police to respond to the address of [400 BLOCK] Old Stagecoach Road in reference to a hit and run investigation and that the driver was possibly impaired. While en-route to the address, dispatch informed the vehicle was a black 2019 Toyota Tacoma ([REDACTED], VIN: [REDACTED]).

Dispatch also informed there was passenger side damage to the front of the Tacoma. Sgt. Uglum provided me with multiple photos of the Tacoma prior to my arrival. Sgt. Uglum also stated violations such Failure to maintain lane of travel, Driving on Wrong Side of Roadway, Failing to Yield, and Traveling through a Gore were all observed on video footage and by utilizing the Flock camera systems. Sgt. Uglum also provided me with photos of the suspect involved in the hit and run.

Upon my arrival, I exited my patrol vehicle with my BodyMIC and relocated to the driveway. While in the driveway utilizing my flashlight. I observed a camper in the backyard of the property. Also in the property was the easily identifiable Toyota Tacoma that was involved. As I began relocating the Tacoma, I observed the lights in the camper were on. I knocked on the camper door announcing myself and request the individual inside to step out.

A individual identified as Dakota Kabina opened the door and gave consent for me to enter. I observed Dakota to have bloodshot and watery eyes which was accompanied with a overwhelming odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from within his person. Dakota stated he was coming from a “bar on the square” with a slur in his speech. I asked how many alcoholic beverages Dakota consumed to which he stated “I had enough”. Dakota stated he did not consume any alcoholic beverages while at the residence.

It should be noted I observed Dakota had the same clothes that suspect had on while in the crash. Dakota stated he left the bar and came home. Dakota stated he was impaired. Dakota stated no one else had driven his truck this night and that he parked at the square. Dakota stated all of the alcohol he consumed was at the square. When Dakota exited the residence, he was wearing the same jacket as the male in the photo.

Cpl. Kirby with Carrollton Police Department spoke with Dakota in reference to the hit and run. It should be noted, while outside the camper with Dakota, he was stumbling and swaying to the point it was hard for him to maintain balance. After Ofc. Kirby confirmed it was Dakota who was involved in the hit and run, he turned over the investigation to me for the impaired driving. I asked Dakota if I could check his eyes to make sure he was good when he was driving. He consented.

Dakota stated he had a recent bump on his head. It should be noted damage was observed to the front of the Tacoma and passenger side.

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN): N/A

[DAKOTA] was positioned in front of my Carroll County patrol vehicle, on relatively flat and level pavement. [DAKOTA] was directed to stand with his feet together and keep his hands by his sides. [DAKOTA] was instructed to follow a stimulus with his eyes while keeping his head stationary. [DAKOTA] advised he understood the instructions and indicated he was ready to begin the assessment.

Vertical Gaze Nystagmus: N/A

Walk and Turn (WAT): N/A

One Leg Stand (OLS): N/A

Portable Alco-Sensor: Refused

It should be noted. Dakota asked if I had a body camera. I advised him I did not. Dakota proceeded to admit to the hit and run incident.

Due to the overwhelming odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from within his person, his admittance to the ingestion of alcohol, and his physical manifestations, and his driving manifestations observed on camera, I determined [DAKOTA] to be under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for him to be operating a motor vehicle. [DAKOTA] was secured to the rear in double-locked handcuffs which were checked for proper fit. [DAKOTA] was searched incident to arrest which yielded no contraband. [DAKOTA] was seated in the rear of my patrol vehicle without further incident.

While seated in the rear of my patrol vehicle, I confirmed with [DAKOTA] he was 21 years old or over and read him the Georgia Implied Consent Notice for Suspects over Age 21 (DDS-354, 05/2019) verbatim, requesting a state administered chemical test of his blood. [DAKOTA] consented but later refused at the jail.

[DAKOTA] was transported to the Carroll County Jail where he was booked-in, fingerprinted, and issued citations for:

• DUI
• Hit and Run
• Failure to Maintain Lane
• Failure to Yield
• Wrong side of roadway
• Traveling through a Gore

Dakota was issued a ALS form due to his refusal.

Both court and violator copies of the citations were placed in [DAKOTA]’s property in the jail.

[End of Narrative]