- January 7, 2025
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11:08 p.m. — 1000 block of Palm Coast Parkway, Palm Coast
DUI. A 54-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after a deputy witnessed him pulled him over for a traffic stop, suspecting he was driving under the influence.
The deputy had witness the man weave in between traffic lanes as well as failing to make complete stops at a traffic light and a stop sign. When the deputy approached the car, he noted the strong smell of alcohol.
When asked for his license and registration, the man at first appeared confused and "could not perform these simple tasks," according to the arrest report. After he provided his license, he was asked to step out of the vehicle.
The man told the deputy that he had been coming from work and was headed home. When asked if he had been drinking, the man said he'd had two beers. He agreed to participate in a series of field sobriety exercises, which he failed.
He was taken to jail.
2:41 p.m. — near mile marker 296, Interstate 95, Palm Coast
Obstruction without violence. A deputy was on patrol when he noticed a vehicle tailgating another, driving just a few inches of the car's bumper. The car in front was also tailgating another car.
As the deputy prepared to conduct a traffic stop, the first vehicle suddenly exited the roadway and so did the other, both coming to an abrupt stop on the shoulder.
The driver of the first car, a 44-year-old transient man, was seen walking toward the woods as if to urinate, according to the arrest report. The driver of the second car, a 28-year-old Miami woman, also got out of her car. As the deputy approached, he could smell burnt marijuana coming from her car, which the deputy also smelled on the man's person as he returned.
The man provided the deputy with an international driver's license and asked him to give him a break — he was under probation for driving with a suspended license.
The deputy began investigating the source of the marijuana smell, but the woman had locked the car, causing an alarm to ring out. She refused to hand over the keys to the car, stating that the car was open.
Deputies eventually found 3.8 grams of marijuana in the car as well as drug paraphernalia. They were both arrested.
