| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LOVULLO, SARAH 0723 (AR11119347) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S 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). ON 021511 AT 0403 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 19. UPON DOING SO, I OBSERVED A WHITE MUSTANG TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 19 IN FRONT OF THE CVS DOING AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 54 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). MY RADAR UNIT INDICATED A DOPPLER TONE OF 54 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. AT THAT TIME, I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON HIGHWAY 19 AND THE CVS PARKING LOT. UPON MAKING CONTACT with the DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR STEVEN COYLE, I REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND INSURANCE CARD AND ADVISED HIM OF THE REASON FOR THE STOP. THE DEFENDANT THEN HANDED ME THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND UPON CONDUCTING A "D.A.V.I.D." INQUIRY, IT REVEALED THAT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT REVEALED ON 122910 THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO PAY A TRAFFIC FINE. CONTACT WAS THEN MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT, AT WHICH TIME, I ADVISED HIM OF MY FINDINGS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT STATED "I KNOW I FORGOT TO PAY ONE OF MY TICKETS AND WAS PLANNING ON FILING MY INCOME TAX AND ONCE I RECEIVED MY INCOME TAX REFUND CHECK, I WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE TICKET.” THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (DWLS), KNOWINGLY. HE WAS THEN ASKED TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED), PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. THE DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WAS TURNED OVER TO A FRIEND PER HIS REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION (UTC) NUMBER 6818-GJX-6 FOR DWLS (KNOWINGLY) WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 030311 AT 1300 HOURS. I ALSO ISSUED THE DEFENDANT WARNING NUMBER 320902-B FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
