The top finisher in the primary election for the Seattle City Council’s new District 5 seat, Debora Juarez, pleaded guilty in 2012 to driving while under the influence after crashing her car into a guardrail.
Juarez, 56, a lawyer who concentrates on providing legal and financial counsel to Native American tribes, was driving east on North Northgate Way about 3:08 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2012, when she hit the head of a guardrail where North Northgate Way and North 105th Street diverge, according to a police report.
Her blood-alcohol content measured 0.185 percent and 0.