AA Tampa pediatric surgeon has been arrested on DUI charges over the weekend. The defendant, 45-year old Spencer C. Blanton, is the co-director of anesthesiology at Shriner's Children Hospital. The arrest report stated that the surgeon had a blood alcohol content of .12, well above the Florida legal limit of .08. Police took Blanton into custody for allegedly driving under the influence on Glen Harwell Road in Plant City. He posted $500 and awaits trial outside of the Orient Road Jail.
Research shows that offenders who drink and drive do so between 50 and 200 times before getting caught by the authorities. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs impairs the body's reaction time, awareness, eye sight and judgment. In 2005 alcohol played a factor in 42% of all fatal traffic crashes. The State of Florida had 22,259 alcohol related crashes in the last year alone.
The human body generally processes around one alcoholic drink per hour. There are many wives tales about how to quickly cure a night of drinking. These myths range from drinking coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower. This is just fiction. The only remedy that will sober you up is time. Time is normally what party goers do not have after the conclusion of their evening.
An arrest and charge of driving under the influence is considered a serious criminal offense. Florida has stringent sentences in place for offenders. A first time offender can expect to receive up to six months in jail, at least 50 hours of community service, at least 6 months of driver's license revocation, blood testing and mandatory educational classes. One of the hardest consequences of a DUI conviction is the embarrassment of the crime haunting your criminal record.
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