| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BLAIR, EDWARD 0469 (AR07004282) 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 HIS NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, AND DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193ABC(1.) ON 080407 AT APPROXIMATELY 0259 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 19 AND COUNTY ROAD 490 WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH DRIVER TWO IN THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT. WHILE CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW, DRIVER TWO STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 19 AND COUNTY ROAD 490. DRIVER TWO STATED VEHICLE ONE THEN FLED EAST ON COUNTY ROAD 490. WHILE GATHERING THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND FURTHER INFORMATION, DRIVER TWO IDENTIFIED A VEHICLE LEAVING THE BP GAS STATION AS THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN THE VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE MATCHED A DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY DRIVER TWO, AT WHICH TIME I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY THE DEFENDANT, MR JEFFERY SHAWN CRABILL, AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 490 AND SOUTH PITTSBURGH TERRACE. THIS DEPUTY OBSERVED THE SUSPECT VEHICLE TO BE TRAVELING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS OR TAIL LIGHTS ON THE ROADWAY. I ENGAGED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT. I DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. I ALSO OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT TO HAVE BLOODSHOT, WATERY EYES AND TO SPEAK WITH SLURRED SPEECH. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THERE WERE NO OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED OF THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP, TO WHICH HE STATED "HE BLEW A TIRE" AND COULD NOT RECALL STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT RECALL THE PAST TWO HOURS BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN DRINKING. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT TO EXIT HIS VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME HE COMPLIED BUT USED THE VEHICLE DOOR FOR BALANCE AS HE EXITED. THE DEFENDANT WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER DRIVER BY STATING HE WAS SORRY. THE DEFENDANT MADE SEVERAL SPONTANEOUS STATEMENTS, ADVISING THAT HE HAD "MESSED UP" AND THAT HE HAD BEEN DRINKING DUE TO FAMILY ISSUES CONCERNING HIS CHILDREN. CORPORAL CASOLA WAS ADVISED OF THE TRAFFIC CRASH, AT WHICH TIME HE RESPONDED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT THE TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE AND I WAS NOW CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI.) I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE HAD ANY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PERFORM ANY OF THE SOBRIETY TASKS, TO WHICH HE STATED HE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE FROM FOOTBALL. TASK ONE, HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. PRIOR TO PERFORMING THIS TASK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH HIS/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 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 STEPPED OFF THE LINE THREE TIMES, FAILED TO WALK HEEL TO TOE, SWAYED MORE THAN THREE INCHES, AND HAD TO BE REMINDED TO CONTINUE COUNTING OUT LOUD. ON THE RETURN NINE STEPS, THE DEFENDANT STEPPED OFF THE LINE AND FAILED TO WALK HEEL TO TOE. TASK THREE, ONE LEG STAND. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT SWAYED WHILE BALANCING, PUT HIS FOOT DOWN TWICE, STOPPED COUNTING AND MISCOUNTED. TASK FOUR, FINGER TO NOSE. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO TOUCH THE TIP OF HIS NOSE ON THREE ATTEMPTS AND FAILED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO POINT TO ME, POINT TO THE TIP OF HIS NOSE, POINT BACK AT ME AND POINT BACK OUT. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY DAVE'S BODY SHOP. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS READ HIS IMPLIED CONSENT AND MIRANDA WARNINGS BY THE INTOXILYZER OPERATOR. THE DEFENDANT AGREED TO SUBMIT TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HIS/HER BREATH WITH THE TEST RESULTS BEING .152 AND .141. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH A $500.00 BOND, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA DUI UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 7684-XAD, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE ON 082307 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
