| Date of birth: | Oct 4, 1950 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: TROOPER ELMORE, PATRICK 1755/3948 (AR16-21609) DID DRIVE OR WAS IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE AT A TIME WHEN HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS .08 PER CENT OR ABOVE AND BY REASON OF SUCH OPERATION OF A VEHICLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT CRASHED HIS VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193(3)(A)(B)(C)(1) 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 NORMAL FACULTIES WERE IMPAIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 316.193. ON 111016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1843 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE OF A TWO VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING A BLUE FORD VAN (VEHICLE ONE) AND A WHITE CHEVY PICKUP PULLING A TRAILER (VEHICLE TWO) IN THE AREA OF U.S. HIGHWAY 19 (SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD) AND WEST INDUSTRIAL LANE. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I SPOKE WITH THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE ONE, HE STATED HE WAS NORTHBOUND ON U.S. HIGHWAY 19 (SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD) IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE TWO STATED HE WAS ALSO NORTHBOUND ON U.S. HIGHWAY 19 (SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD) IN THE OUTSIDE LANE PULLING HIS TRAILER TO THE GAS STATION. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE ONE THEN STATED VEHICLE TWO AND THE TRAILER CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HAD NO TRAILER LIGHTS ON. I THEN SPOKE WITH THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE TWO AND ASKED HIM TO TURN ON HIS HEAD LIGHTS TO SEE IF THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL ON THE TRAILER, THEY WERE. AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE ONE NOT OBSERVING VEHICLE TWO AND THE TRAILER, THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE ONE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION ABRUPTLY ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE ONE THEN STRUCK THE LEFT REAR OF THE TRAILER. VEHICLE ONE AND VEHICLE TWO WERE MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL. WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE ONE IDENTIFIED AS, MR THOMAS J. GIOVENCO BY HIS FLORIDA DRIVER LICENSE (REFERRED TO AS THE DEFENDANT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD) I COULD SMELL THE PRESENCE OF CONSUMED ALCOHOL EMITTING FROM HIS BREATH AND PERSON, I OBSERVED THAT HE WAS UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET, HAD SLURRED SPEECH AND BLOODSHOT WATERY EYES. AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS, I TROOPER P. ELMORE ID NUMBER 1755/3948 ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I HAD CONCLUDED MY CRASH INVESTIGATION AND EXPLAINED ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT AT THAT TIME I WOULD BE CHANGING HATS TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. AT THAT POINT I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PERFORM STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY EXERCISES (SFSE'S) AND WHICH POINT HE REFUSED. AT 1935 HOURS, I TROOPER P. ELMORE ADVISED MR. THOMAS J. GIOVENCO THAT BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER LAWFUL ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. MR. GIOVENCO WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED INTO THE BACK OF MY MARKED PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY JAIL. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE CITRUS COUNTY CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, MR. GIOVENCO STATED HE MAY HAVE HAD A COUPLE DRINKS TONIGHT AND THAT HE JUST WANTED A PLACE TO LAY HIS HEAD DOWN TONIGHT. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE ONLY HAD TWO SCOTCH AND WATERS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT HE MADE HIS BED AND NOW HE HAS TO LAY IN IT. WHILE PLACING SOME ITEMS BACK IN HIS VEHICLE I OBSERVED A FLASK IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND ASKED MR. GLOVENCO WHAT WAS INSIDE HE STATED THAT IT WAS ABOUT 3/4 FULL OF VODKA. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE CITRUS COUNTY JAIL MR. GIOVENCO WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN TO PERFORM STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY EXERCISES (SFSE'S) AND TO PROVIDE A BREATH, BLOOD OR URINE SAMPLE, AT WHICH HE REFUSED. AT 2038 HOURS ON 111016 MR. GIOVENCO WAS READ IMPLIED CONSENT, IN WHICH HE STILL REFUSED. MR. GIOVENCO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOOKED INTO THE CITRUS COUNTY JAIL WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR THE CHARGES LISTED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $1,000.00 FOR THE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE OF PERSON OF ANOTHER AND $1,000.00 FOR THE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WITH A TOTAL BOND OF $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. TROOPER PATRICK ELMORE 11319 PONCE DELEON BLVD. BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601 OFFICE: 352-754-6767ON |
| Inmate name: | THOMAS JOSEPH GIOVENCO |
| Arrest number: | 21609 |
| Arrest date: | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Arrest type: | Misdemeanor |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 316.193(3)(A)(B)(C)(1) |
| Charge description: | DUI W/Damage to Property of Person of Another |
| Bond amount: | $1,000 |
| Code: | 316.193(1)(A) |
| Charge description: | DUI - Alcohol, Drugs, or Chemical Impairment |
| Bond amount: | $1,000 |
