DUI suspect in pickup wasn't noticed until cop saw him 'spinning both of its rear tires'
FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (TND) — Some stunt driving in a pickup truck got the attention of police and the suspect ended up charged with another DUI.
The officer conducted a traffic stop, asked for the driver's license, and reported Chase Kristopher Wery “appeared to struggle through his wallet to fulfill the request.”
The officer also said Wery had “glassy bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and he spoke with a mush mouth.”
Plus, the officer “could smell the odor of [an] alcoholic beverage emitting from the vehicle, which grew stronger as Wery spoke,” but he denied drinking any alcohol.
The officer went back to his cruiser for a moment, “And upon returning, Wery was speaking on his phone and became extremely argumentative.
“Wery then stated he did not wish to participate in standardized field sobriety exercises,” so he was arrested.
In jail, he refused to give a breath sample.
Wery was charged with DUI-second offense and stunt driving, and he spent three days in jail and until his release Friday in lieu of $10,000 bond.
The police officer added, “several empty beer cans, one unopened beer can, and a 3/4 empty bottle of Jim Beam Apple Whiskey,” were found in his pickup before it was towed away.
Wery’s previous DUI was in March 2019.
That arrest report said he was driving recklessly, and his SUV didn't have a front bumper.
Plus, “The defendant also continued to advise he was going to pee in my patrol car if I didn't stop at a gas station to let him pee.”
And finally, “The defendant asked myself what was going to happen at the jail to which I advised him I was going to request him to submit to a breath test.
