- December 3, 2024
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Head over heels
3:35 a.m. — 293 mile marker on Interstate 95, Flagler County
DUI. An Ormond Beach woman was arrested for driving under the influence after she almost hit a Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol car on Interstate 95.
The deputy was on the shoulder of the highway, with his head- and taillamps on when the woman’s Ford came into sight, according to her arrest report. The Ford drove off the road onto the shoulder, forcing the deputy to move his car out of its path.
A second deputy arrived on the scene and when he approached the driver, he noted he could smell alcohol coming from inside the car and that the woman had glassy, watery and dilated eyes, the report said.
The deputy told the woman to exit the vehicle for sobriety field tests, and the woman — who was also wearing wedge heels at the time — lost her balance and stumbled toward the rear of her car to do them.
Despite only admitting to drinking one glass of wine over nine hours earlier, the woman failed the sobriety field tests and refused to take a breath test. She was taken to the county jail.
Arrest record
4:32 a.m. — 295 mile marker, Interstate 95, Palm Coast
False name given to law enforcement. To avoid being in trouble for an outstanding warrant, a Jacksonville man gave a Sheriff’s Office deputy his criminal brother’s name during a traffic stop.
The deputy was on Interstate 95 when a Hyundai driving over the speed limit drove past him, according to an arrest report. The deputy had to drive at approximately 116 mph to catch up with the car that, even after gradually slowing down, was still going 81 mph in a 70-mph zone.
The driver did pull over for the traffic stop and inside were two men. The driver told the deputy he did not have his driver’s license, despite saying he was on his way south for a gambling trip.
Instead, he gave the deputy a name that turned out to belong to his brother, who has a criminal record. When confronted about it the photo not matching, the suspect admitted to giving his brother’s name instead.
The man was arrested while the passenger was allowed to go free.
