| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CREEL, JUSTIN 0661 (AR14-11245) ANYONE THAT KNOWS THEIR DRIVERâS LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY REVOKED, PURSUANT TO 322.26 OR 322.28, AND WHO DRIVES A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE IS GUILTY OF A FELONY IN THE THIRD DEGREE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.341. ON 071914, AT APPROXIMATELY 0055 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE AREA OF POINT LONESOME ROAD IN REFERENCE TO AN INTOXICATED FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS REGINA RAU, WHO WAS DRIVING A SILVER FORD TAURUS AND POSSIBLY GOING TO THE CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. DISPATCH FURTHER ADVISED THAT EMS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES) HAD RESPONDED TO REGINAâS RESIDENCE EARLIER DURING THE SHIFT AND TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANTâS MOTHER TO CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. EARLIER IN THE SHIFT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 1111 NORTH POINT LONESOME ROAD LOT 13, IN REFERENCE TO EMS REQUESTING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RESPOND TO THAT LOCATION. EMS PERSONNEL ADVISED THAT REGINA WAS INTOXICATED AT THAT TIME AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO HER MOTHER, MS BEVERLY JACKSON, BEING TRANSPORTED. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT THAT TIME, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS EXTREMELY INTOXICATED WITH A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL EMITTING FROM her PERSON. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DEFENDANT, IT WAS VERIFIED THROUGH TELETYPE DURING A QUERY OF HER FLORIDA IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS REVOKED INDEFINITELY FOR FOUR PREVIOUS DUI CONVICTIONS AND TWO PRIOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED CONVICTIONS. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE OF EI8424 THAT WAS ON THE TAURUS HAD EXPIRED ON 070314. DURING THE CONTACT WITH REGINA, I ADVISED HER NOT TO DRIVE AND SHE WOULD BE ARRESTED IF SHE DID. AFTER DISPATCH ADVISED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING DURING THE SECOND CALL FOR SERVICE, I LOCATED THE SILVER FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AT EMERY STREET AND ELLA AVENUE. I THEN SHINED MY SPOTLIGHT ON THE VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED IT AND IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED REGINA AS THE DRIVER. I THEN ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS FOR A TRAFFIC STOP AND APPROACHED THE VEHICLE. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH REGINA, I ADVISED HER TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SHE DID. AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, WHERE SHE WAS HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. DEPUTY CLARK STOOD BY WITH THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE UNTIL TONYâS WRECKERâS SERVICE ARRIVED ON SCENE TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED CRIMINAL CITATION NUMBER 5745GZP2, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE PERmanently revoked, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 081414 AT 1300 HOURS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
