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Driving under the influence in Florida is a serious offense. Many Floridians are charged with driving under the influence each year, and the penalties for impaired driving can be substantial and far reaching. The following is what you need to know about the laws...
Despite our best intentions, accidents happen. A night out with friends, a little too much alcohol was consumed, but you still feel alright to drive. However, Tampa police think otherwise, and a poor decision turns into a charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI)....
If an officer stops you for suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida, he or she may ask you to take a sobriety test. Under the state's implied consent law, you can receive legal consequences for failure to take a breath or urine test at the scene. Here are...
A deputy of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office has been fired and is facing criminal charges on allegations that he was driving drunk last weekend. Pinellas County deputies say the 27-year-old man was driving his personal vehicle while off duty at a high rate of speed...
Largo police say a Clearwater woman was intoxicated when she struck and killed a motorcyclist and fled the scene of the accident. Authorities say the 24-year-old woman was driving at a high rate of speed on South Missouri Avenue late last Saturday evening when she...
A Plant City man is facing vehicular homicide charges on allegations by Florida troopers that he caused a fatal collision while racing another vehicle. The 18-year-old man was allegedly driving his 2018 Ford Mustang on State Road 60 in the late evening last Monday...
Oldsmar's vice mayor is facing charges of drunk driving after Hillsborough County deputies say she crashed her Tesla into another vehicle while intoxicated. Deputies say the 59-year-old woman first came to their attention via a 9-1-1 report that a red Tesla was...
A Largo man finds himself in an all-too-familiar situation after being charged in Pinellas County with his ninth drunk driving charge. The 61-year-old man first came to the attention of authorities thanks to a report to 9-1-1 of an erratic driver piloting a blue Ford...
Authorities in Pinellas County say the third time was decidedly not a charm for a Seminole man they arrested last week on suspicion of drunk driving. Deputies say the 50-year-old man first came to their attention by way of an off-duty firefighter/EMT who reported on...
Pasco County authorities say a Zephyrhills man was under the influence of drugs when he caused a car accident that turned fatal last week. According to deputies, the 36-year-old man was driving his 2008 Lincoln MKZ on Friday afternoon when he approached a stop sign at...
