The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a person believed to be responsible for a multi-vehicle collision in Lake County that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist in April of last year. According to this update to an older story, the initial incident took place in Lake County, shortly after midnight, on the 1st of April, 2018.
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DUI Charges for Tampa Driver involved in Pre-Christmas Crash
A woman from Tampa was arrested and charged with a DUI on the day before Christmas Eve in Hillsborough County. Reports from the Florida Highway Patrol state that the drunk driver accident began shortly after 2:30 in the morning, as a couple were traveling within a 2009 Kia Spectra down an inside southern lane of North Florida Avenue. The report did not state where the two individuals were coming from, but based on the breathalyzer results it seems safe to say that wherever it was had plenty of alcohol to offer.
One Dead, Three Injured in DUI Crash in Marion County
A severe drunk driver crash that took place in Marion County on Saturday, December 15th, resulted in the death of one person as well as the injury of three others. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident happened close to 9:30 at night, and involved two cars: a 1991 GMC Sierra and a 2006 Toyota Scion.
Florida Woman with Child in Back Seat Issued DUI After Being Located Via FaceTime
The social media device FaceTime became an essential tool for a Pasco County man who was frantically trying to locate his missing daughter at the end of August. According to reports from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the man returned home from work on Tuesday, August 28th, to find that both his child and the person watching the child were no longer in the home.
Osceola County Dispatcher Given DUI After Crashing into Ditch
An individual deployed as an emergency response dispatcher for the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office made a few unfortunate decisions while saddened over some pictures he saw on social media of his ex-wife. According to reports from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the dispatcher had seen the pictures at some point during the day on Tuesday, July 2nd. The dispatcher told the officers that he had Googled his ex-wife’s name and that this search took him to her Instagram page. On this page were pictures of his ex-wife with another man, and after seeing these pictures the dispatcher became very sad.
DUI Issued for Florida Man Who Only Drank at Stop Signs
Towards the end of June, on the 27th, police working within Indian County town of Vero Beach were notified by an alarmed motorist regarding another driver who seemed to be operating their car in an unsafe manner. According to the caller, they were trying to get through a drive-thru at a McDonalds when another vehicle pulled up behind them. Read the rest »
Florida Man Asks Cop for Directions, Arrested on DUI
Police working in Boynton Beach were handed an unusually easy DUI arrest this past Sunday after an inebriated man approached them to ask for directions. According to initial reports, the incident began after the Boynton Beach Police Department had pulled over a car as part of a routine traffic stop. The reports issued around the incident do not indicate just what the initial traffic stop was in relation to, and it is not clear just how that first interaction ended. It was while the officers were talking with the driver of the first car that another person approached them. Read the rest »
DUI Manslaughter Charges for Woman Behind Fatal Marion County Crash
On May 10th, an Ocala woman was behind the wheel of a 2011 Chevrolet Avalon and driving down the eastern lanes of U.S. Highway 27 in Marion County when she collided with the rear of a Hyundai Elantra that was stopped in a line of traffic. Florida Highway Patrol personnel released a statement about the incident, and since the time of the initial statement some updates to the story have emerged. Read the rest »
Man Collided with OCSO Patrol Car, Charged with DUI
An incident that happened on the morning of Sunday, May 13th, has resulted in the arrest of a single individual and the filing of charges against him by the police working within Orange County. The report issued by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office provides us with the currently available details of the incident. Read the rest »
Palm Coast Woman Arrested after Drunken Collision
Towards the end of March, on a Friday, deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a call alerting them to a possible crash at an intersection along the Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast. According to the caller, they and another witness had observed a brown Volkswagen Jetta driving erratically, and when the car passed through the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Cypress Point Parkway it had collided with another vehicle. Read the rest »
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