Comments on: Driver Arrested For DUI Following Highway 97 Crash (Updated)

By: Willis

Willis — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:48:48 +0000

@ retired..
And it’s not a high crime area….

By: retired

retired — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:24:24 +0000

Maybe Sheriff Morgan could send some of the traffic units up there. OOOOOOH I forgot they only work 8 to 5 Monday through Friday, except for parades

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:04:23 +0000

His bond is low but trust me, he will pay. Even if this is his first offense he’s looking at over a years license suspension, impound his vehicle, DUI School, MADD class’s, minimum of a year probation in which he’ll have to pay for monthly, court costs, fines, more than 50 hours community service, insurance will probably drop him since he had an accident, and a few other things. Without a lawyer and just pleading guilty he’s looking at $7500 and up. If it’s his second then double that and the hours everything else. Florida is hard on DUI.

By: shaking my head

shaking my head — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:34:56 +0000

This means that it only took $100 to bail him out. How about charging him with attempted murder and attempted vehicular manslaughter…

By: scott

scott — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:57:17 +0000

@Gary — Highway 97 does not drive; people do. People who make a decision to drink and drive are far more dangerous than Highway 97 will ever be.

By: Daily driver of 97

Daily driver of 97 — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:37:37 +0000

I came up on this wreck on my way home last night. I pray no one was seriously injured. There have been a lot of wrecks lately on Hwy97. The only thing I can figure is pure recklessness and stupidity/ ignorance. Be responsible folks! If you set your cruise control on the speed limit and pay attention to the other drivers, there should be no accidents on this road. Oh and DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!!! I know someone who went to prison for 3 years because of this EXACT same thing. No priors but was under the influence and caused injury to the other driver and the DA made an example of him. If you can make it through Hwy 29 without an accident, you damn sure should be able to get through highway 97! Just my opinion.

By: BILL

BILL — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:43:38 +0000

same thing it will never change !!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Dot

Dot — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:43:31 +0000

Drunks are a scourge just like the DRUG alcohol

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:35:08 +0000

It’s not the road that is dangerous, it’s the drivers that drive while drunk. Or not paying attention, or texting and so forth.

By: anne 1of2

anne 1of2 — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:30:10 +0000

That amount of bond won’t keep drunks off the road! That’s not even a slap on the hand.