| Probable cause affidavit: |
\tSUBMITTED BY: SUDLOW, JAMES 0759 (AR16-20685) \tdid, knowing HIS driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE ON 051992 AND 082602, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(5). \t \tON 082316, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 44 APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 44 EAST AND HIGHWAY 41, IN INVERNESS, I OBSERVED A GOLD IN COLOR MAZDA, BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE Y87IDU, APPROACHING THAT INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE GETTING TO THE STOP BAR, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A STOP. AT THAT TIME, I ACTIVATED ALL OF MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE FINAL STOP AT HIGHWAY 44 EAST AND WASHINGTON AVENUE. \t \tUPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MR CARLOS COTO, I ADVISED HIM THE REASON FOR THE STOP AND REQUESTED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE DEFENDANT STATED HE WAS SORRY FOR RUNNING THE RED LIGHT AND HE WAS IN A HURRY. THE DEFENDANT THEN HANDED ME HIS VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE, BUT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT FOR HIS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH AND HE ADVISED HIS NAME WAS CARLOS COTO AND HIS DATE OF BIRTH WAS 071862. \t \tAT THAT TIME, I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND RAN THE DEFENDANTâS INFORMATION THROUGH THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE. PER THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE, THE DEFENDANTâS DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS REVOKED ON 051992 FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE DEFENDANT ALSO HAD A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CONVICTION ON 021099 AND 082602, AS WELL AS DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED GUILTY CONVICTIONS ON 102502, 072004, AND 040505. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO LABELED AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER ON 121602. \t \tAT THAT TIME, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HIM TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, TO WHICH HE DID. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT HE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED HABITUAL FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. \t \tTHE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. \t \tTHE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SCENE WITH ONE OF HIS FRIENDS PER HIS REQUEST. \t \tTHE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. \t \tUPON ARRIVAL TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED HABITUAL FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, WITH A $10,000.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. \t THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING, WARNING NUMBER 401405B, FOR RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, CITATION NUMBER A1BTC0P, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED HABITUAL. \t \tNO FURTHER ACTION. |
