By Nicholas Dorsten, Esq.
From the Bay News9 website, what NOT to crash into while you have been drinking and driving (note: joking aside, drinking and driving do NOT mix)!
PINELLAS--
A Tampa man was arrested on DUI charges after crashing into a Pinellas County deputy's cruiser just after midnight on Saturday morning.
The DUI suspect collided with the cruise at Forest Lakes Blvd. and Pine Ave., according to the report.
The Deputy had just pulled a different driver over and they were both completely off the roadway on the eastbound shoulder of Forest Lakes Boulevard.
Officials said the deputy, who was operating a fully-marked 2007 Chevy Impala Sheriff's cruiser, had his emergency lights activated and was positioned behind the motorist he had stopped.
According to the report, the deputy was out of his vehicle, and had just walked back to his cruiser after speaking to the driver of the car he had pulled over when a Ford Mustang driven by the defendant, approached from behind at a substantial speed and rear ended the Deputy's marked cruiser.
The Deputy was struck by the cruiser door after the impact which caused minor scrapes and bruising to his arms.
He was taken to a local hospital where it was determined he suffered a fracture to the right arm.
No other injuries were reported.
Both the Mustang and the Sheriff's cruiser sustained heavy damage.
The airbags in the Mustang were immediately deployed upon impact and the drunk driving suspect was uninjured.
During the crash investigation it was found he had been drinking. He failed sobriety tests and was administered a breath test which determined his blood alcohol content was .106, which is over the legal limit of .08.
The man was arrested for Driving Under The Influence, Driving Under The Influence With Property Damage, and Driving Under The Influence With Injuries.
While DUIs
are not a laughing matter, I put this under humor as noone (especially the deputy) was injured and you know that this was the deputy's easiest arrest of the night!
Have you or someone you loved been arrested for a DUI charge? Then contact the law offices of Blake & Dorsten, P.A. to speak with an experienced Pinellas criminal defense lawyer now!
Our office is located at 4707 140th ave. N, Suite 107, Clearwater, FL 33762, across from the criminal courthouse and minutes from Tampa and St. Petersburg. You can contact your St. Petersburg criminal defense attorney by phone at 727.286.6141 or online at info@BlakeDorstenLaw.com.
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