| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HINDERHOFER, EDWARD 0667 (AR12-1543) DID, KNOWING her DRIVERâS 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). ON 061112 AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AND WEST HOMOSASSA TRAIL, IN REFERENCE TO A MINOR TRAFFIC CRASH. UPON ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED TWO VEHICLES IN THE TURNING LANE ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS MARCIE LEFFEW, SITTING in the DRIVERâS SEAT OF A GRAY TOYOTA STATION WAGON BEARING FLORIDA TAG I807CL. IN FRONT OF THAT VEHICLE, I OBSERVED A BROWN BUICK FOUR DOOR BEARING FLORIDA TAG K867AJ. I WAS APPROACHED BY THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE, WITNESS, MS JANNETTE GE-BAIDE. MS GE-BAIDE ADVISED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT DRIVING BEHIND HER ALMOST REAR END HER MULTIPLE TIMES. SHE ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS TEXTING OR DOING SOMETHING WITH A CELL PHONE. SHE ADVISED THAT WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT THAT THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE HIT HER SLIGHTLY FROM BEHIND. Ms Leffew then exited the vehicle and approached me and advised that she barely hit the other vehicle and that there would nOt need to be a crash report. I asked her for her Driver's License, at which time, she advised that she did not have it on her and provided me with her name and date of birth. AT THAT TIME, I INSTRUCTED BOTH DRIVERS TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE SUNOCO GAS STATION AT THE CORNER in order to not block traffic at THAT INTERSECTION. Once i pulled into the gas station i noticed that MS LEFFEWâS VEHICLE WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN THE PARKING LOT AND SHE WAS ASKED BY PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICER (PSO) OVERLANDER TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. AT THAT TIME, I OBSERVED MS LEFFEW BACK UP INTO A PARKED GARBAGE TRUCK SHATTERING HER BACK WINDOW. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED HER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS. I then spoke to both drivers of the other vehicles that ms Leffew hit. They both advised that there was no damage and that they did not wish to obtain a crash report. PSO Overlander had OBTAINED ms leffew's FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD AND i RAN IT THROUGH NCIC/FCIC. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVERâS LICENSE WAS NOT VALID. IT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED FIVE TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING 062211. IT ALSO INDICATED THAT IT WAS CANCELED INDEFINITELY ON 051311. All suspensions indicated that notice had been given. I ASKED MS LEFFEW WHY SHE WAS DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVERâS LICENSE AT WHICH TIME, SHE STATED THAT SHE PAID SOME MONEY LAST WEEK AND THOUGHT THAT HER LICENSE WAS VALID AGAIN. MS LEFFEW WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER PERSON AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. SHE WAS ISSUED CITATION NUMBER 8547GQF7, REFERENCE DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED WITH KNOWLEDGE WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 062812 AT 1300 HOURS. SHE WAS ALSO ISSUED CITATION NUMBER 8548GQF8, REFERENCE IMPROPER BACKING, AND CITATION NUMBER 8549GQF9, REFERENCE CARELESS DRIVING. HER BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH PROBATION OFFICER CANDY GALLANT IN REFERENCE TO MS LEFFEW BEING ON PROBATION. MS GALLANT ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD FOLLOW UP REFERENCE VIOLATING MS LEFFEWâS PROBATION AND NOT TO CHARGE HER AT THIS TIME. PSO OVERLAND STOOD BY WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS LATER TOWED BY ALL PRESTIGE TOWING AND A TOW SHEET LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. The owner of the vehicle, Ms cassandra moody, was notified by telephone that her vehicle was towed and how to retrieve it. |
