| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: PAUL, MATTHEW 0085 (AR09111683) DID LEAVE THE SCENE OF A TRAFFIC CRASH RESULTING IN MORE THAN $50.00 WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.061(1); 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 110109 AT APPROXIMATELY 1036 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF SOUTH DELTONA BOULEVARD IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE THAT HAD JUST LEFT THE SCENE OF A MINOR VEHICLE CRASH. I WAS ADVISED VIA DISPATCH THAT A LIGHT BLUE CADILLAC HAD SIDESWIPED A DODGE DURANGO AND WAS CURRENTLY DRIVING AWAY FROM THE SCENE. DEPUTY RAMOS OBSERVED THE VEHICLE TRAVELLING SOUTHBOUND ON DELTONA BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF WEST CITRUS SPRINGS BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES FROM THE ORIGINAL CRASH SCENE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I ARRIVED WITH DEPUTY RAMOS AND OBSERVED FRESH TIRE RUB ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CADILLAC. THE DRIVER, NOW KNOWN TO ME AS THE DEFENDANT, STATED THAT A VEHICLE HAD ATTEMPTED TO RUN HIM OFF THE ROAD. AFTER LISTENING TO HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTS, HE AGREED TO RESPOND TO THE CUMBERLAND FARMS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CRASH REPORT FILED. ONCE AT THE SCENE, I SPOKE WITH THE COMPLAINANT, WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD ATTEMPTED TO PASS HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY. THE COMPLAINANT TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE BOTH NORTHBOUND ON DELTONA, NORTH OF BURTON DRIVE, WHEN THE CADILLAC DROVE OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO ENTER BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY, STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE COMPLAINANT'S VEHICLE. I OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AT THE REAR WHEEL WELL AND HIS RIGHT FRONT RIM, DAMAGE THAT WAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN $250.00-$500.00. I THEN DROVE TO THE AREA OF NORTH DELTONA BOULEVARD, WHERE THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE AN AREA WHERE A VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY GONE OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. I THEN SPOKE WITH A PASSENGER OF THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE, WHO CONFIRMED THE COMPLAINANT'S RECOLLECTION. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH, IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES (DHSMV) THAT THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVERS LICENSE HAD BEEN REVOKED ON 052108 FOR ONE YEAR FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI). THE DEFENDANT HAD NOT REINSTATED HIS DRIVERS LICENSE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE KNEW HIS DRIVERS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED, TO WHICH HE ADVISED HE DID HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND THAT IT HAD BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR KNOWINGLY OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE HIS DRIVERS LICENSE WAS REVOKED. HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF A TRAFFIC CRASH WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE OF MORE THAN $50.00. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE-LOCKED BEHIND THE BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE HAD A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED BY SCALLY'S TOWING. WHILE INVENTORYING THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE TOW, AN OPENED, COLD TO THE TOUCH, TWELVE OUNCE CAN OF BUDWEISER BEER WAS FOUND BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. BOTH PASSENGERS TOLD ME IT BELONGED TO THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) 1432RPA5 FOR IMPROPER PASSING ON THE RIGHT, WITH A CIVIL FINE OF $166.00; UTC 1435RPA8 FOR POSSESSION OF AN OPENED CONTAINER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE BY A DRIVER, WITH CIVIL FINE OF $166.00; UTC 1434RPA7 FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE HIS DRIVERS LICENSE WAS REVOKED, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 111909 AT 1300 HOURS; AND UTC 1433RPA6 FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF A TRAFFIC CRASH RESULTING IN DAMAGE OF MORE THAN $50.00, WITHOUT GIVING INFORMATION, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 111909 AT 1300 HOURS. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
