Vehicular Crimes

Pasco Man Arrested, Charged with DUI With Minors in Vehicle

John Crawford of Spring Hill was pulled over by Pasco deputies on Sunday night after dispatchers reportedly received multiple calls about a reckless driver. According to the sheriff’s report, a deputy saw Crawford’s car nearly veer off the road before... [Read More]

WWE Star Alex Riley Cleared in Tampa DUI

WWE wrestler Alex Riley was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa last November. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license. He refused to submit to a breath test to determine his blood alcohol level. Riley... [Read More]

NFL QB Chris Simms Acquitted of DUI

Tennessee Titans backup quarterback (and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer) Chris Simms was acquitted by a New York court last month of driving while high on marijuana. A Manhattan jury reportedly deliberated for about an hour on the misdemeanor charge before... [Read More]

Hernando Deputy Investigated for DUI

David Feger of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is being investigated on suspicion of driving under the influence early Sunday morning. According to media reports, two women notice a vehicle swerving off the road and decided to follow it. They... [Read More]

Marine in Tampa DUI Manslaughter Case Expects to Use Insanity Defense

U.S. Marine Captain Scott Sciple of Tampa is charged with DUI manslaughter in the death of Pedro Rivera. Rivera was killed last year in a head-on collision on I-275. Authorities allege that Sciple was driving his Chevy Impala the wrong... [Read More]

Hillsborough County Firefighter Charged with DUI

Robert Lee Myers, a Hillsborough County firefighter since 1993, was arrested earlier this week and charged with driving under the influence. According to the Hillsborough County jail reports, Tampa police arrested Myers, 48, at 9:40 p.m. at Hale Avenue and... [Read More]

Hernando County Man Charged with Golf Cart DUI

Eric Perez was stopped by Hernando County sheriff’s deputies last weekend as he drove a golf cart in the wrong direction along State Road 50 just after midnight. The cart had no lights and, according to law enforcement, Perez had... [Read More]

Woman Charged with DUI After Crashing into Pinellas School Bus

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Hudson woman last week after her car rear-ended a Pinellas County school bus. The collision occurred at State Road 580 and Virginia Street in Dunedin at about 8:15 a.m. Donna Jones was arrest... [Read More]

Sentencing in Hillsborough DUI Manslaughter

A Hillsborough Circuit judge sentenced Eric Dwayne Wilkerson of Brandon to four years in prison last week for hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving while intoxicated in January 2009. Wilkerson pleaded guilty last November to driving under the influence... [Read More]

20-Year-Old Charged with Pasco DUI Manslaughter

Joshua Aaron Fieger, 20, of Hudson charged last week with DUI manslaughter, DUI and DUI with damage to property or person in Pasco County. The charges relate back to a December 2009 accident that killed 19-year-old Justin Dawson. Fieger was... [Read More]

Bucs’ Mike Williams Not Charged with DUI

Back on November 19, 2010, Buccaneers’ rookie receiver Mike Williams was stopped and arrested in east Hillsborough County for DUI. His breathalyzer results, however, showed his blood alcohol level below Florida’s legal threshold. At the time, authorities said they would... [Read More]

St. Petersburg Woman Faces Fourth DUI Charge

According to St. Petersburg police, 22-year-old Colleen Ludlow was driving drunk last week when she allegedly caused a three-car accident which injured an elderly woman. The incident marks the fourth time Ludlow has faced DUI charges. Ludlow was charged with... [Read More]

Clearwater Mother Charged with DUI, Child Neglect

Patricia Waggener of Clearwater faces several charges after Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrested her for driving under the influence with her children in the car. The 27-year-old Waggener was arrested at noon last Friday and charged with misdemeanor DUI and... [Read More]

Buccaneers Rookie Arrested for DUI

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie receiver Mike Williams was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving under the influence. Williams was driving in east Hillsborough County, near U.S. 301 and Causeway Boulevard, allegedly speeding. He was pulled over for driving... [Read More]

Tampa Man Acquitted of DUI Manslaughter, Gets Probation for DUI

James Braley of Tampa was sentenced to spend a year on probation last week after being acquitted of DUI manslaughter but found guilty of midemeanor DUI with property damage. Six months of Braley’s probation will be spent on house arrest... [Read More]