| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ALEXANDER, DAWN 0561 (ar10113113) DID, KNOWING HER 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) DID, KNOWING HER VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED, OPERATE SAID VEHICLE ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE, 320.02(1) ON 020210, i RESPONDED TO the intERSECTION of hIGHwAy 19 and turkey oak drIVE, IN refERENCE a traffic crash. upon my arrival, i observed a tan ford pickup truck in the middle of hIGHwAy 19 with the left front crushed in. i made contact with the driver and asked her if she was okay. she stAted That she believed she was. i asked her what had happened, AND SHE sTatED that she was traVELING sOUTHbOUND on hIGHwAy 19, and she went to make a lEFT onto turkey oak DRIVE and pulled dirECTLY into the path of on coming vehICLE THAT WAS travELING nORTHbOUND on hIGHwAy 19. she THEN STATED that she saw the green light, and just assumed that she could turn left. she FURTHER STATED that after the accIDENT, she realized ThaT it was not a green arrow, it was BUT WAS Just a plain green light. I THEN asked THE DRIVER for her license, registration and insurance INFORMATION, TO WHICH SHE RESPONDED SHE WOULD GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION IN A SECOND. AT THAT TIME, I WENT TO CHECK ON DRIVER NUMBER TWO, WHO ADVISED THAT SHE HURT ALL OVER AND HAD THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HER FROM THE AIRBAG. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WAS CALLED, RESPONDED TO SCENE AND CHECKED OUT BOTH DRIVERS. BOTH DRIVERS REFUSED TO BE TRANSPORTED to the HOSPITAL. DEPUTY SUTO THEN ARRIVED ON SCENE, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED DEPUTY SUTO TO MAKE CONTACT WITH DRIVER NUMBER ONE TO ASK FOR HER DRIVERS LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE INFORMATION. DEPUTY SUTO DID GO AND AGAIN ASKED FOR the DRIVERS LICENSE, REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE INFORMATION. AT THAT TIME, THE DRIVER PRODUCED A FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD WITH THE NAME OF GINA LOVE ON IT. SHE ADVISED THAT HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR NOT HAVING ANY INSURANCE. I RAN THE TAG ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAME BACK AS NOT REGISTERED. MS LOVE THEN GAVE ME A TITLE AND STATED THAT SHE BOUGHT THE TRUCK A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT HAD JUST NOT REGISTERED IT. MS LOVE THEN STATED THAT SHE KNEW that SHE WAS IN BIG TROUBLE. AS I BEGAN TO COMPLETE A TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, I WAS ADVISED THAT MS LOVE WANTED EMS TO RESPOND BACK DUE TO HER SIDE HURTING. EMS DID RESPOND BACK TO SCENE, AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PARAMEDIC AND MYSELF, MS LOVE THEN ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE with KNOWLEDGE, AND FOR DRIVING AN UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECK DID REVEAL that ON 092507, HER LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR NOT HAVING INSURANCE. SHE STATED TO ME THAT SHE JUST DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE VEHICLE REGISTERED OR INSURED BECAUSE HER EX BOYFRIEND HAD CRASHED HER OTHER VEHICLE, AND SHE HAD THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BILLS FROM THAT TRAFFIC CRASH. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN THE FRONT, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION CENTER FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE KNOWINGLY AND ONE COUNT OF DRIVING A NON REGISTERED VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $750.00. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED A CITATION (#2986 ESHX) FOR FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY PER HER ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, CITATION (#2987 ESH-1) FOR DRIVING KNOWINGLY ON A SUSPENDED DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND CITATION (#2988 ESH-2) FOR DRIVING AN UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CITATION (#2989-3) FOR DRIVING WITH NO INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT HAD A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 021810 AT 1300 HOURS FOR DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE, AND DRIVING A NON REGISTERED VEHICLE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
