Broward DUI Lawyer Blog

After a vehicle sat at traffic light outside of Ocala, Florida while the light changed from red to green multiple times, a witness called police and it was discovered that a man had passed out while operating his vehicle. This man was arrested in the early evening on Friday, and faces DUI charges.

Deputy Micah Moore arrived at the scene around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, near where State Road 40 and State Road 41 intersect in Dunnellon. Another deputy was present on the scene, telling Moore a driver had called in a report about an erratically-driven vehicle that had almost struck cars driving in opposing traffic.

When the driver stopped in the turning lane at a red light at the intersection of SR 41 and SR 40, he remained stopped through the light changing from red to green a number of times. The first deputy arrived and watched the lights change three more times while the vehicle remained stopped.

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While working on a fatal accident in Calhoun County the day before Christmas Eve, Florida authorities were struck by a drunk driver on the scene. The DUI offender struck two vehicles. One was a firetruck on site of the accident. The drunk driver also struck a firefighter who was directing traffic away from the accident.

The driver, 29-year-old Richard Bouch II, was arrested at the scene of the accident and charged with a DUI count and also charaged with leaving the scene of an accident. Workers were on the scene of the first accident, which occurred after 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening; then after midnight Christmas Eve, Bouch crashed into the scene of the accident.

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On September 27, 2009, 60-year-old Michael Hickman of North Fort Myers, Florida was driving and collided with a vehicle carrying two nuns who taught at St. Andrews Catholic School in Cape Coral. The two women, 80-year old Sister Karinne O'Malley and 84-year-old Sister Ann McFall were both killed at the scene of this Florida DUI accident. The only survivor was the women's driver, Sister Elizabeth Meegan, who is the principal at St. Andrews. She was treated at Lee Memorial Hospital and released.

Florida Highway Patrol investigators reported that Hickman's blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.

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