| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CANFIELD, LAIRD 0544 (AR11118842) KNOWING HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS EXPIRED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.03(5) ON 011511 AT 2135 HOURS, I WAS NORTHBOUND ON STATE ROAD 200 IN THE AREA OF LAKE PARK DRIVE IN HERNANDO WHEN I OBSERVED A VEHICLE APPROACHING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE ROAD 200. I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AND RECEIVED A CLEAR AUDIO DOPPLER TONE AND A SPEED OF 62 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN THE TARGET SPEED WINDOW. NOTE: THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN THAT AREA IS 50 MPH AND MY RADAR UNIT WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO MY SHIFT AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I TURNED AROUND, CAUGHT UP WITH THE VEHICLE, ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A WHITE TOYOTA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE (SUV) BEARING FLORIDA TAG K773PM AT THE 3200 BLOCK OF STATE ROAD 200 IN HERNANDO. I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MR THOMAS E LEMKE, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED MR LEMKE FOR HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. MR LEMKE WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PROOF OF INSURANCE. I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN A COMPUTER QUERY FOR A MARYLAND DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR MR LEMKE. INFORMATION CAME BACK AS NO RECORD FOUND. A d.a.v.i.d. check on mr lemke revealed he had a florida dRIVER'S lICENSE number l520-825-69-068-0 WHICH WAS ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THOMAS E LEMKE AND EXPIRED ON 022809. I AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH MR LEMKE AND ASKED HIM FOR HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. MR LEMKE PROVIDED HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WHICH MATCHED THE RECORD IN D.A.V.I.D. DISPATCH CONFIRMED THAT MR LEMKE'S LICENSE WAS EXPIRED. MR LEMKE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, SEARCHED, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DETENTION FACILITY, MR LEMKE WAS BOOKED, PROCESSED AND HEL D ON A BOND OF $500.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. MR LEMKE WAS ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 8399-FYK3, FOR EXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 319761B FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 61 MPH IN A POSTED 50 MPH SPEED ZONE. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE VEHICLE THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS TURNED OVER TO THE OWNER. "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 you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
