Police pulled a driver over for excessive speeding. The driver, 33-year old Ronald Eaton, is accused of traveling 80 mph in a 40 mph zone and failure to maintain a single lane. The officer stated that the driver exhibited signs of intoxication and he further agreed to participate in field sobriety testing. The driver allegedly pleaded with the officer not to charge him with DUI because he "would go to prison."
Eaton also admitted to the officer that he had four beers earlier in the evening. He attempted the walk-and-turn test, performed poorly and had trouble following instructions. Eaton quit prior to completing the test and told the officer, "Just take me to jail. I am done". He submitted to further blood alcohol testing at the Hernando County Jail and blew a .209 breathalyzer test. This almost three times the Florida legal limit of .08. A records check revealed that this is the Defendant's third DUI arrest and he is currently being held on $5,500 bond.
It is critical to remember that the Court has no sympathy for repeat DUI offenders. Leniency is almost never granted. A misdemeanor DUI charge may be heightened by the State to a felony status because of prior violations. Florida law will add enhancements for each subsequent driving under the influence conviction. A convicted offender could face years in prison and mandatory, permanent license revocation if convicted of four or more DUIs.
The only way to avoid wasting years of your life behind bars is to hire a knowledgeable Tampa DUI attorney to aggressively fight the charges against you. My firm has over 100 years of combined legal experience and has handled innumerable felony DUI cases. Your future is far too valuable to trust it to an incompetent counsel. With convenient offices across the State of Florida, contact Musca Law for tough legal representation.
