| Date of birth: | Sep 16, 1950 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: DERA, MARK 0688 (AR1200182) 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(1). ON 030212, I RESPONDED TO A TRAFFIC CRASH IN THE AREA OF HIGHWAY 19 AND KINGS BAY DRIVE IN CRYSTAL RIVER. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED A WHITE FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED BY HER DRIVERâS LICENSE AS MS CORA KELLEY, SITTING IN THE DRIVERâS SEAT WITH THE IGNITION ON OF HER 2000 WHITE CHEVROLET FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER GVB1I. I ASKED MS KELLEY WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE STATED THAT SHE HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A TURN SIGNAL ON. I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMING FROM MS KELLEY. I NOTICED THAT HER EYES WERE BLOODSHOT AND GLASSY AND THAT HER SPEECH WAS SLURRED. DEPUTY ALEXANDER ARRIVED AND MS KELLEY EXITED HER VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICED MS KELLEY WAS UNSTEADY ON HER FEET AND SWAYING BACK AND FORTH ALMOST FALLING. I ASKED MS KELLEY IF SHE HAD ANY ALCOHOL TO DRINK TO WHICH SHE RESPONDED NO I JUST HAD TWO MARTINIS AT CASTAWAYS. DEPUTY ALEXANDER THEN ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A SERIES A FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS. DEPUTY ALEXANDER DID ACTIVATE HER IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY ALEXANDER 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 NO AND SHE STATED SHE JUST HAD A DEGENERATED DISK IN HER BACK. DEPUTY ALEXANDER THEN ADMINISTERED TASK ONE HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. PRIOR TO PERFORMING THIS TASK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH HER EYES. DURING THIS TASK, THERE WAS LACK OF SMOOTH PURSUIT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. ALSO, THERE WAS ONSET OF NYSTAGMUS PRIOR TO 45 DEGREES IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. THERE WAS DISTINCT NYSTAGMUS AT MAXIMUM DEVIATION IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. TASK TWO, THE RHOMBERG ALPHABET. THE DEFENDANT WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED THIS TASK. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT RECITE THE ALPHABET CORRECTLY AND LOST HER BALANCE AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE STANDING. TASK THREE, FINGER TO NOSE. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT COULD NOT COMPREHEND THIS TASK AND LOST HER BALANCE AGAIN ALMOST FALLING DOWN. THE DEFENDANT COULD NOT DO THIS TASK AT ALL. TASK FOUR, HEEL TO TOE. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT WOULD NOT ATTEMPT THIS TASK BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STAND UP AND KEPT HOLDING ON TO DEPUTY ALEXANDER AND PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICER (PSO) MCINTOSH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TASKS WERE ADMINISTERED ON A REASONABLY FLAT/LEVEL SURFACE. ALL VISIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TASKS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI). THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND THEN READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS TO WHICH SHE ANSWERED SHE UNDERSTOOD THEM AND ALSO READ HER IMPLIED CONSENT. MS KELLEY ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW IF SHE WOULD TAKE THE BREATHALYZER TEST OR NOT. MS KELLEY DID STATE THAT SHE HAD DRANK TWO MARTINIS AT CASTAWAYS AND THAT SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME. SHE STATED THAT SHE IS ON MEDICATION AND DIET PILLS AND THAT SHE WAS VERY SORRY. MS KELLEYâS VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY KNIGHTLY AUTO. A VEHICLE STORAGE RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED AND TURNED IN TO RECORDS. MS KELLEY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY BY DEPUTY ALEXANDER. HER BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM CITATION, NUMBER 4434-XDX-2, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 032212. PSO MCINTOSH ALSO ISSUED MS KELLEY A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) FOR CARELESS DRIVING, NUMBER 8543-GJX-6, IN REFERENCE TO THE ORIGINAL TRAFFIC CRASH. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, MS KELLEY REFUSED THE BREATHALYZER TEST. A COPY OF THE IN-CAR VIDEO WILL BE TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. |
| Inmate name: | CORA BARNARD KELLEY |
| Arrest number: | 182 |
| Arrest date: | Mar 2, 2012 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI - Alcohol, Drugs, or Chemical Impairment |
