Boca Raton, FL – A 20-year-old Boca woman was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter and two counts of vehicular homicide on Wednesday in connection with a March crash that left a mother and daughter dead. On March 9, an 85-year-old woman and her 54-year-old daughter were…
TampaBay.com is reporting that last Tuesday’s Weeki Wachee crash that involved a head-on collision between a car and a school bus may result in a DUI charge. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Michelle R. Sutton of Spring Hill was allegedly driving a Toyota coupe at a high rate of…
The Ocala Star Banner is reporting that an Ocala man was taken into custody and charged with DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI with property damage after being involved in a car crash that has left his girlfriend dead. He was arrested after being treated or minor injuries Munroe…
Karen Voyles from the Gainesville Sun is reporting that a Gainesville driver whose license was permanently revoked in November for drunk driving was arrested again for DUI early Wednesday morning. His blood alcohol level was calculated at three times the legal limit. According to the article, allegedly this is at…
The Florida Highway Patrol will be checking out drivers on New Year’s Eve at a checkpoint along Highway 90 in Columbia County. In what the FHP calls a “Comprehensive Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint,” troopers will be stationed along the highway checking for impaired drivers, people with no license and vehicles that…
The dump truck driver who smashed his rig into an overpass at Interstate 75 and State Road 50 last week will likely not be charged in the incident, the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday. Tampabay.com is reporting that FHP has nearly wrapped up its investigation of the crash involving a…
Ocala.com reported today on a Marion County Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle that was rear-ended in Silver Shores late Wednesday night. The 62-year old man was charged with driving under the influence. Officials say Deputy Pam Race had stopped at the intersection of Dogwood Road and Baseline Road when Robert Dalton failed…
The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that Officer Christopher Sutherlin, accused last week of fleeing an accident in which he was driving drunk, resigned from the police force this week. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, last week Sutherlin rear-ended a pickup on U.S. 19 north of Main Street and…
DUI arrests in South Florida are under suspicion as a result of allegations that an Inspector at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the government agency that oversees the maintenance of Breathalyzer machines, failed to follow protocol when testing faulty machines. Defense attorneys say it is a scandal that…
Josh Poltilove reports on Tampa Bay Online that a Hillsborough County Deputy Sheriff allegedly forged supervisors’ signatures on important DUI paperwork on two separate occasions. At least one DUI was dropped by the State Attorney’s Office as a result of the forgery. The Internal Affairs investigation found that the Deputy…