Tampa Restaurant Owner Stopped in Mercedes Charged with Second DUI
The owner of three Tampa waterfront restaurants has been arrested for his second DUI. Officers received a tip about a suspected drunk driver weaving in and out of traffic. Officers stopped a silver Mercedes swerving over the fog line.
The driver, 66-year old Michael Lowe, admitted to New Port Richey Police that he had been drinking rum and coke hours before the stop. Lowe allegedly failed roadside sobriety testing and agreed to participate in a breath test. He blew 0.106 and 0.108. Lowe's result is over the legal limit for alcohol consumption of .08.
Officers arrested the defendant and charged him with DUI. He posted bail and is out of the Pasco County Jail. This is Lowe's second Tampa DUI arrest. He was arrested in 1994 for DUI in Hillsborough County. Lowe currently lives in the Tarpon Bay area.
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