| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BLOTZ, GEOFFREY 0752 (AR15-16893)(15-136889) \tDID, KNOWING HIS/HER DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 322.34(5) AND 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/HER NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(2)(B)(2) ON 101815, AT APPROXIMATELY 2321 HOURS, I ARRIVED AT WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL AND NORTH PALM SPRINGS TERRACE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO DEPUTY JOHNSONâS (0178) TRAFFIC STOP. UPON MY ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY JOHNSON WHO ADVISED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP LOCATED AT WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL AND NORTH PALM SPRINGS TERRACE. DEPUTY JOHNSON ADVISED THAT UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT SHE HAD AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL EMITTING FROM HER PERSON AND AT THAT TIME DEPUTY JOHNSON CONTACTED THIS DEPUTY. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENDANT HAD AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL EMITTING FROM HER PERSON, HER EYES WERE BLOOD SHOT, AND HER SPEECH WAS SLURRED. I THEN PARKED MY PATROL VEHICLE ON NORTH PALMS SPRINGS TERRACE. 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, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE/SHE HAD ANY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM/HER TO PERFORM ANY OF THE SOBRIETY TASKS, TO WHICH HE/SHE STATED THAT HE/SHE DID NOT. 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 EQUAL TRACKING AND EQUAL PUPIL SIZE IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. THERE WAS LACK OF SMOOTH PURSUIT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. THERE WAS DISTINCT SUSTAINED HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS AT MAXIMUM DEVIATION IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES. ALSO, THERE WAS ONSET OF HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS PRIOR TO FORTY-FIVE DEGREES IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYE. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE VERTICAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS. DURING THIS TASK THE DEFENDANT MOVED HER HEAD BACK AND FORTH AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES NOT TO MOVE HER HEAD DURING THE TASK. TASK TWO, WALK AND TURN. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT DID NOT TOUCH HEEL TO TOE AND DID NOT COUNT AS LOUD AS INSTRUCTED. THE DEFENDANT STEPPED OFF THE LINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND USED HER ARMS FOR BALANCE. TASK THREE, ONE LEG STAND. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT PICKED HER FOOT UP FOR A COUNT OF APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS AND PUT HER FOOT BACK DOWN, THEN PICKED HER FOOT BACK UP FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS AND PUT IT BACK DOWN AND THEN SHE ATTEMPTED ONE MORE TIME FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS. TASK FOUR, FINGER TO NOSE. THIS TASK WAS EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE DEFENDANT. DURING THIS TASK, THE DEFENDANT AFTER TOUCHING HER NOSE DID NOT MOVE BACK TO THE STARTING POSITIONS AS INSTRUCTED MULTIPLE TIMES. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HER MIRANDA WARNING VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO READ HER IMPLIED CONSENT REQUESTING HER TO SUBMIT TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HER BREATH FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF HER BLOOD. THE DEFENDANT DENIED SUBMITTING TO THE APPROVED TEST OF HER BREATH. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY SHE TRAVELED TO THE HIGH OCTANE, THE FREEZER, AND THEN TO THE NEST LOCATED OFF OF WEST FORT ISLAND TRAIL. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT ALL THREE ESTABLISHMENTS. THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH A $5,000.00 BOND, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE AND ALSO DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY AND A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER WITH A BOND OF $5,000.00. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ISSUED A FLORIDA DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION 0297XEJ 3, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 110515, AT 1300 HOURS, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION A1P2K0P FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY. UPON RUNNING HER FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE THOUGH DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATA BASE (DAVID) I OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS FOR BUSINESS ONLY UNTIL 012317. I ALSO OBSERVED ON A DATE OF 012412 FOR FIVE YEARS THE DEFENDANT WAS CONSIDERED A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER. THE DEFENDANT HAD TWO PREVIOUS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCES AND THREE PREVIOUS DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. THE DEFENDANT REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A LAWFUL BREATH/BLOOD/URINE TEST. THE IN VEHICLE VIDEO WILL BE PLACED IN TO EVIDENCE. THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY ADAMâS TOWING AND A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED BY DEPUTY JOHNSON. |
