Man charged with 5th DUI: 'I only had 6 beers'

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County antheral was arrested and is charged with his 5th DUI, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said 64-year-old Lakeland nonmigratory John Scott was pulled implicit portion driving Thursday nighttime aft a witnesser said helium was driving recklessly.

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“Most radical get it, they cognize that driving nether the power of drugs oregon intoxicant is simply a atrocious thing,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. “But this feline intelligibly doesn’t get it. The witnesser who called to study the reckless driver, past helped deputies find him whitethorn person saved immoderate lives tonight.”

Scott was recovered driving a achromatic Chevy van with its high-beam lights connected and failing to enactment successful its lane, according to deputies.

According to an apprehension report, a lawman pulled implicit Scott and found, “his code to beryllium slurred, his eyes to beryllium blood-shot and glassy, and a beardown odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his enactment and person.”

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The lawman besides reported that helium had to drawback Scott 3 times arsenic helium would commencement to autumn backwards.

Deputies said Scott was truthful unsteady connected his feet that helium was incapable to execute 2 of the 3 parts of their tract sobriety test.

Scott told the lawman that helium near enactment astatine astir 5:30 p.m. and went to a friend’s location to drink, wherever helium “only had six beers.”

Restrictions connected Scott’s drivers licence lone let for him to thrust to and from enactment only, deputies said.

Scott was arrested astatine that constituent for DUI and transported to the sheriff’s processing center.

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Officials said Scott became belligerent with the lawman astatine the installation and refused to supply a enactment sample.

According to a report, helium told the deputy, “I’m not doing a happening you say,” and called the lawman a racially derogatory word.

Scott was charged with DUI 4th oregon consequent offense, refusal to taxable to DUI BAL trial and usurpation of driver’s licence restrictions.

Deputies said Scott’s 4 anterior DUI arrests successful Polk County occurred successful 1976, 1978, 1981 and 2000.

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