| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TITUS, JOSHUA 1243 (AR17-22940) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, MODEL GLUE OR ANY SUBSTANCE CONTROLLED UNDER CHAPTER 893 OR CHAPTER 877.111 TO THE EXTENT HER NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193; ON 030917, I RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND EAST VANNESS ROAD IN HERNANDO, IN REFERENCE TO A TRAFFIC STOP THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY DEPUTY SANCHEZ (1242). UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY SANCHEZ WHO ADVISED ME THAT HE PACED THE VEHICLE AT 92 MILES PER HOUR IN A 50 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ZONE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S PERSON WHEN HE MADE CONTACT DURING THE STOP. I APPROACHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS CALI WOOD. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD CONSUMED ANY ALCOHOL AND SHE STATED THAT SHE DRANK A WHISKEY DRINK LATER IN THE EVENING OF YESTERDAY'S DATE. MS WOOD'S EYES WERE BLOOD SHOT AND GLASSY AND HER SPEECH WAS SLURRED. I ALSO COULD SMELL THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL COMING FROM HER PERSON. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED MS WOOD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, WHERE WE WALKED ACROSS HIGHWAY 41 INTO AN ABANDONED PARKING LOT AND I CONDUCTED FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD ANY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO PERFORM ANY OF THE SOBRIETY TASKS, TO WHICH SHE STATED THAT SHE DID NOT. TASK ONE, HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. PRIOR TO PERFORMING THIS TASK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH HER EYES. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE WORE GLASSES BUT SHE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES THAT THE GLASSES DID NOT FIX. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT KEPT MOVING HER HEAD. THERE WAS LACK OF SMOOTH PURSUIT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. ALSO, THERE WAS ONSET OF NYSTAGMUS PRIOR TO FORTY-FIVE DEGREES IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. THERE WAS DISTINCT NYSTAGMUS AT MAXIMUM DEVIATION IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. TASK TWO, WALK AND TURN. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT PERFORMED POORLY. WHEN GIVEN DIRECTIONS, THE DEFENDANT WAS TOLD TO STAND HEEL TO TOE WITH HER ARMS DOWN TO HER SIDE WHILE I WAS DEMONSTRATING THE TASK AND SHE COULD NOT KEEP HER BALANCE. SHE KEPT FALLING OFF TO HER LEFT AND RIGHT. SHE ALSO KEPT BRINGING HER HANDS UP FROM HER SIDE. WHEN PERFORMING THE TASK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE WOULD NOT MAKE HEEL TO TOE CONTACT. TASK THREE, ONE LEG STAND. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT, AT WHICH TIME SHE ADVISED THAT SHE HAD SCOLIOSIS AND ONE LEG WAS LONGER THAN THE OTHER. WHEN I ASKED IF IT WOULD AFFECT HER ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE TASK SHE DID NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT MADE THE COMMENT THAT SHE COULD NOT DO THIS SOBER. THE DEFENDANT BECAME UNBALANCED AT ONE- ONE THOUSAND AND BECAME OFF BALANCE MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE TASK. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HER IMPLIED CONSENT REQUESTING HER TO SUBMIT TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HER BREATH FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF HER BLOOD AND THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO ANSWER. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS REMOVED BY SCALLY'S TOWING. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HER BREATH. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH A $1,000.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 0200-XEJX, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 032317 AT 1300 HOURS, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER A7YPX6E, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, WHERE SHE WAS TRAVELLING 92 MILES PER HOUR IN A 50 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ZONE, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 032317 AT 1300 HOURS, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. |
