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Recent Posts in Driving pattern CategoryAugust 17, 2010
Brooksville DUI Arrest – Hernando County Woman Charged With DUI And Hit-And-Run
A Brooksville woman is accused of backing her car out into traffic and causing an accident. She left the scene and was later arrested by Hernando County Sheriffs for DUI.
June 4, 2010
DUI Penalties In Florida – DUI Manslaughter Guilty Verdict Could Result In Jail Sentence Of 45 Years
The DUI penalties for a felony DUI are severe especially when there are fatalities involved. This Florida man may be facing a DUI jail sentence of 45 years for killing two pedestrians while driving drunk.
May 17, 2010
Florida DUI Penalties – Should DUI Sentence Include Free Legal Work In Florida Manslaughter Case
The penalties for A DUI case involving death in Florida are 10-15 years. A lawyer in Florida suggested an alternative sentence recently that did not go over well with anyone associated with the case.
May 11, 2010
Pinellas DUI News – Clearwater Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter And Driving With A Suspended License
DUI manslaughter and driving with a suspended license charges have been filed against a Clearwater man. The Pinellas Park accident cost a 20-year-old woman her life.
April 29, 2010
Florida DUI News – Cocoa Beach Police Officer May Have Been Driving While On Drugs
A Florida police officer was arrested for DUI but his breath test registered 0.00. Police are now looking into the Cocoa Beach Officer for DUI drugs.
April 8, 2010
Drunk Driving Charges In Tavares Filed Against Wife Of City MayorA woman passed out behind the wheel of a running car turned out to be the wife of the mayor of Tavares, Florida and according to police she also turned out to be driving drunk. Sharon Nichols Wolfe was arrested and charged withleaving the scene of an accident and DUI after police found her passed out in her car in handicapped parking space outside of Florida Hospital Waterman. According to reports, Wolfe crashed her Camaro into a speed limit sign and then took off. A witness called911 and that is when police located the woman passed out in the car some time after 5:00 a.m. Sunday. Police discovered a bottle of Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream in the car. They also discovered Ambien in the vehicle. Wolfe had a blood alcohol level below the legal limit but allegedly told police she had combined the alcohol with the prescription drugs. March 24, 2010
New Port Richey DUI Arrest Made After Citizens Box In Suspected Drunk DriverAn erratic driver on U.S. 19 was boxed in by a group of concerned citizens in Port Richey while they waited for the Florida Highway Patrol to arrive on the scene. When the FHP got to the car they found 26-year-old Sharon Dizon attempting to light a cigarette and struggling to get out of her car at the troopers request. After reportedly failing field sobriety tests, Dizon was arrested for DUI and resisting arrest without violence. The incident started around midnight when driver’s observed a car allegedly driven by Dizon strike a median and become airborne. The car continued driving against traffic before pulling into a parking lot. The driver was confronted by citizens telling her they would call 911 and that she needed to turn her car off. That didn’t stop the driver from taking off once again. She was eventually boxed in by concerned citizens until police arrived.… March 19, 2010
Spring Hill DUI Arrest At The McDonald’s Drive Thru Following St. Patty’s Celebration At Tampa PubA Spring Hill man wearing a wristband from an Irish Pub in Tampa was found by police passed out at the wheel of his truck at a McDonalds drive-thru early Thursday morning. Eric M. Spevack was arrested on drunk driving charges according to TampaBay.com after what appears to be a night of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day that he tried to finish off with a McDonalds’ meal.The restaurant manager called law enforcement after Spevack spent about 30 minutes next to the speaker box. When officers arrived they found the 25-year-old passed out with the car running and in drive. Spevak displayed signs of impairment according to officers who reported slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes. He allegedly failed field sobriety exercises and his blood-alcohol level registered 0.163 following breath tests. He was charged with DUI. March 18, 2010
DUI And Marijuana Charges Filed Against Largo Elementary School TeacherDUI And Marijuana Charges Filed Against Largo Elementary School TeacherAn art teacher at Southern Oak Elementary was eventually pulled over Wednesday for what sheriff’s deputies said were several traffic violations. Luann K. Fernandez did not stop when police originally tried to pull her over and according to TampaBay.com she sped up to elude arrest. She was eventually stopped when she pulled into her driveway and deputies caught up with her. March 15, 2010
Drunk Driving Doc Faces DUI Charges In New Port RicheyAccording to TBO.com Ramappa admitted to drinking three glasses of wine before he was pulled over. He allegedly told police that was about an hour before his stop. The 70-year-old doctor was released from the Land O’Lakes jail on his own recognizance. The stop took place around 2:00 a.m. |

