| Date of birth: | Aug 14, 1941 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: LYNN, KURT 0349 (AR07100942) ON 122607 AT APPROXIMATELY 1753 HOURS, A CRASH OCCURRED ON US HIGHWAY 41, IN THE VICINITY OF SUNRAY LANE AND THE WISHINGSTONE TAVERN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MR SIMON, WHO WAS DRIVING, EXITED THE WISHINGSTONE TAVERN PARKING LOT, TRYING TO CROSS OVER US HIGHWAY 41 TO ENTER SUNRAY LANE. AT THAT TIME, THE FRONT OF MR SIMON'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF A VEHICLE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 41. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN HEADING SOUTHBOUND TO ROLL OVER AND LAND ON ITS ROOF, CAUSING INJURY TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THAT VEHICLE. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE AT 1758 HOURS, I ASSISTED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) IN TAKING CARE OF MR SIMON WHO DISPLAYED SLURRED SPEECH, A HEAVY ODOR OF ALCOHOL AND STATED "I'M SORRY, I HAD SIX DRINKS." MR SIMON WAS TRANSPORTED TO CITRUS MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM (CM) FOR TREATMENT. HIS INJURIES WERE NOT SEVERE. HE WAS GIVEN NO PAIN MEDICATIONS AND STILL DISPLAYED SIGNS OF BEING IMPAIRED, APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS AFTER THE CRASH. HE WAS GIVEN FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS IN A SEALED-OFF AREA OF THE EMERGENCY ROOM, TO WHICH HE FAILED. WHEN ASKED IF HE FELT HE WAS STILL IMPAIRED, MR SIMON DID ANSWER YES. HE WAS INFORMED OF HIS ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI,) READ MIRANDA AND IMPLIED CONSENT, PLACED IN HAND RESTRAINTS (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A CERTIFIED BREATH TEST APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS AFTER THE CRASH. HE WAS ISSUED A CITATION FOR CARELESS DRIVING. BOND SET PER SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Dec 26, 2007 |
| Booking number: | 07100942 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(3)(C)(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI W/DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSON OF ANOTHER |
| Bond amount: | $500 |
