Police arrested three men for driving under the influence of alcohol in Brooksville, Florida, north of Tampa. All three of the suspects were arrested on Friday evening within a period of about two hours.
The first came from a 911 call by a concerned wife. The caller told police that she and her husband, John Spencer, had an argument and that he had been drinking. Eventually, he got in his car and left their home as a result of the argument, but she was worried about his level of intoxication.
Around the same time, Brooksville police received another call, this time from the employees at Health South. The caller reported that an "extremely intoxicated" person was aggressively trying to gain entry into the building. The deputy who had been on the lookout for the first suspect turned around to respond to the immediate threat at Health South, but located Spencer, who is 54, on his way to Health South. The deputy recognized Spencer from prior encounters with the man.
The deputy attempted to pull over Spencer, who initially appeared cooperative. Spencer did not pull his vehicle over, however; instead, he attempted to flee from the deputy. The suspect led the deputy on a high-speed chase in Brooksville, reportedly reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The deputy quit the chase soon thereafter based on the danger to the public of the speeds and the busy area of town Spencer was approaching in his vehicle. Police officers then went to Spencer's home. He was already there and was arrested for DUI and fleeing to elude law enforcement officials.
About an hour after the incident with Spencer, officers arrested two other men for driving under the influence. The first was William North, 54, who failed field sobriety tests at the scene of an accident and later received breath tests results showing his BAC to be 0.251 and 0.254. Kyle Hawkins, 23, was arrested for DUI and other offenses after a traffic stop at about the same time. Hawkins declined to participate in roadside tests, but his breathalyzer reading was 0.259. The Tampa DUI lawyers remind drivers that Florida law presumes intoxication at 0.08 percent.
A video of a dangerous high-speed chase:
