SEPTEMBER 2008
Case 5555-XAU
Charge: 2ND DUI WITHIN 5 YEARS
Result: REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING
Defendant was found asleep at the wheel on the shoulder of I-75. When paramedics and Florida Highway Patrol arrived, client’s car moved forward and came into contact with the rear of the ambulance. Defendant failed the field sobriety tests and refused to provide a breath sample. There was no video surveillance of the field sobriety tests. With a prior offense within 5 years, defendant was facing a 5 year driver’s license revocation. Knowing his client’s need to drive, Stephen Higgins convinced the state attorney to reduce the charge to a Reckless Driving.
