| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAMBERT, VERONICA 0494 (AR08104655) did, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(2)(a). ON 081208, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 41, I OBSERVED A RED TWO-DOOR VEHICLE SPEEDING. UPON LOOKING AT MY RADAR, IT SHOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE SPEEDING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). I TURNED AROUND TO follow THE VEHICLE, MAKING A U-TURN. I RAN THE TAG THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES (DHSMV). AS I TURNED ON MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP, MYSELF and the RED VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 41 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND AIRPORT ROAD. UPON LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS RETURNED THROUGH DHSMV, IT SHOWED THAT THE REGISTERED OWNER, MR JOSHUA STRALEY, SHOWED LICENSE NOT VALID reference FAILURE TO PAY TRAFFIC FINE. UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE, I CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER WAS JOSHUA STRALEY. I ASKED MR STRALEY IF HE HAD HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH HIM, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED NO. HE STATED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS DRIVE'S LICENSE WITH HIS WALLET. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW THE REASONS WHY I HAD PULLED HIM OVER, AND HE STATED NO. I ASKED MR STRALEY TO STEP OUT OF HIS VEHICLE, AT which TIME HE DID. I ASKED HIM IF HE could PROVIDE ME WITH HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AT WHICH TIME HE DID. THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MATCHED THAT IN THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED BACK FROM DHSMV. I AGAIN ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW WHY I PULLED HIM OVER, TO WHICH HE STATED NO. I ADVISED MR STRALEY that HE WS SPEEDING AND THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. AT THAT TIME HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS AWARE OF HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE BEING SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF A TRAFFIC FINE THAT HE AHD NOT PAID. HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOTIFIED BUT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS. I ASKED HIM WHO ELSE WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIM, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HIS DAD AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER. I ASKED HIM IF HID DAD HAD A GOOD DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND HE STATED YES. I ASKED MR STRALEY WHY HE DID NOT LET HIS DAD DRIVE, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HIS DAD WAS ANGRY, AND HE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE with HIS DAD DRIVING WHILE HE WAS ANGRY. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED MR STRALEY THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, WHICH HE STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. THIS deputy WENT TO SPEAK TO MR STRALEY'S FATHER AND CONFIRMED THROUGH DHSMV THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS VALID. MR STRALEY'S FATHER TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND MR STRALEY WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
