18 Year Old Arrested for DUI in PVB while Sleeping at the Wheel
An 18 year old student from the University of West Florida was arrested for DUI this past weekend. He reportedly fell asleep at the wheel on the Palm Valley Bridge around 1:30 Friday morning. When police approached his vehicle, there was vomit all over the driver's side door . The father of the suspect appeared at the scene when the GPS on the vehicle had not moved for over an hour.
Deputies had to deliver the bad news to the teen's father. The teen refused sobriety tests but alleges that he threw the keys out the window because he did not want to drive drunk. However, the officer states as he approached the vehicle he had to put the car in park and he took the keys from the suspect.
In Florida, a suspect can be charged with DUI even if the car was not moving at the time the vehicle was stopped.
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Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
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