| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LOVULLO, SARAH 0723 (AR12124738) 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 STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 020812, AT 1542 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON HIGHWAY 44 IN INVERNESS AND UPON DOING SO I OBSERVED A GREEN FOUR DOOR PONTIAC BEARING FLORIDA TAG NUMBER ALZJ44, TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 44 IN FRONT OF REGION'S BANK IN INVERNESS, AT A SPEED OF 49 MPH IN A 35 MILE PER HOUR ZONE. AT THAT TIME I ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS TO INDICATE A TRAFFIC STOP ON HIGHWAY 44 IN INVERNESS. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR PAUL GRIGORENKO, I REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION. I ADVISED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP. THE DEFENDANT HANDED ME THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS, AT WHICH TIME I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND CONDUCTED A D.A.V.I.D. QUERY AND FCIC/NCIC CHECK, WHICH REVEALED THAT THE DEFENDANT'S FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, AS OF 112311 FOR A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUSPENSION. IT ALSO ADVISED TO SEIZE FLORIDA TAG IF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS PRESENT. CONTACT WAS THEN MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT, AT WHICH TIME I ADVISED HIM OF MY FINDINGS AND READ HIM HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS PER PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD. I ASKED HIM IF HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME AT THAT TIME. HE ADVISED HE UNDERSTOOD HIS RIGHTS AND DID WISH TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE WAS AWARE HE DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND HE HAD BEEN SENT NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL THAT HIS LICENSE WAS BEING SUSPENDED. THE DEFENDANT FURTHER STATED HE WAS PLANNING ON PAYING FOR HIS INSURANCE WHEN HE FINDS A JOB. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR KNOWINGLY DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHERE HE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. CONTACT WAS MADE VIA RADIO TO DEPUTY RAMOS TO ASSIST. UPON HIS ARRIVAL I ADVISED HIM OF THE STOP AND TO STAND BY WITH THE VEHICLE AND TO CONTACT THE WRECKER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED (SEE HIS SUPPLEMENT) THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 4784-GQF-2, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, KNOWINGLY WITH MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 022312 AT 1300 HOURS. I ALSO ISSUED THE DEFENDANT A WARNING NUMBER 346234B FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
