Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Two Men Die in Work Zone Accidents
Two crashes in Hillsborough turned fatal last month. One man, 62-year-old Mike Brown, was struck when he was putting up the finishing touches on a guardrail that had just been installed. Another man, 45-year-old Todd Michael Brown (no relation), was killed when he was painting the lines on the street. Both men died in… Read More »
Tony La Russa Charged With DUI
Tony La Russa was charged with DUI in Arizona a day before his hiring by the Chicago Whitesox was announced. La Russa, who has been around MLB for the past 40 years, was announced to be the next manager of the Chicago Whitesox. The Whitesox, who took a chance on hiring La Russa, told… Read More »
Driver Rescued From Fiery Blaze After DUI Crash
A driver had to be pulled from a fiery crash after he crashed his SUV into a street sweeper. A watch commander and a bystander assisted in removing the man from the SUV after he’d become pinned underneath the steering wheel. The vehicle was on fire at the time. When watch commander Jason Neat… Read More »
Man Will Face DUI Charges Related to Deaths of Three
A Leesburg man is facing DUI manslaughter charges for a crash that took the lives of a 13-year-old girl and her parents on Christmas Eve of 2019. Thirty-three-year-old Zachary Waldo was recently brought in after evading law enforcement for months. The accident occurred on December 24, 2019, at around 8:30 in the evening. Investigators… Read More »
Man Says Donald Trump Drove Him to Drink After Crashing Golf Cart
A man from The Villages is facing charges of operating a golf cart under the influence of alcohol. Eighty-two-year-old Cary De Van was extracted from a one-vehicle golf cart crash on July 30. De Van said he hit a wall inside the tunnel while trying to return home. Police believe De Van hit a… Read More »
Florida Man Crashes Into “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Sign”
A Florida man, who was driving with a BAC of over twice the legal limit, was arrested after driving into a sign that read, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” according to the police. Bounty Cheramy hit the sign with his blue Mazda on August 30 at around 12:30 a.m. according to police. Cheramy… Read More »
What is Accident Report Privilege and How Does it Apply to DUIs in Florida?
Florida law requires that all drivers who were in an accident report the accident immediately. However, this requirement, in some cases, would force a driver into incriminating themselves, which they have every right not to do. Florida thinks it’s so important that these accidents be reported, that nothing you say while reporting the accident… Read More »
Driver Crashes into Patrol Car, Charged with DUI
A Daytona Beach Shores driver crashed into a police patrol car just recently. She admitted to police that she’d had several glasses of wine and took prescription medication before the accident occurred. When the crash occurred, the officers were speaking to two teenage girls who had been apprehended following a retail theft. The incident… Read More »
Man Charged in 2019 Death of Good Samaritan
Damian Bradford was one of three men who had stopped along the road to help with an unrelated accident. In that accident, one pedestrian was struck and killed. While they were rendering aid, a second vehicle struck the men, injuring two and killing Bradford. Police have finally traced the vehicle back to Christian Andres… Read More »
Retired Judge Arrested for DUI
A retired circuit court judge has been arrested and charged with DUI after she crashed her vehicle. Sixty-one-year-old Amy Lee Smith-Dodgin blew a .168 according to Palm Beach authorities. Officers were responding to a call of a hit-and-run crash when they came upon Smith-Dodgin’s vehicle which had significant front-end damage. According to police, officers… Read More »
