| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BRIGGS, RICHARD 0089 (AR13-5742) DID, KNOWING HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE HAD BEEN CANCELLED, SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHILE SUCH LICENSE OR PRIVILEGE WAS CANCELLED, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(A). ON 052413, AT APPROXIMATELY 0803 HOURS, WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 41, CONDUCTING MOVING RADAR, IN THE AREA OF HIDDEN COURT, I OBSERVED THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 41 AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE GOING PAST THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. AS THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE APPROACHED MY VEHICLE, A CLEAR TONE FROM THE AUDIO DOPPLER OF THE RADAR SOUNDED SHOWING THAT THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS GOING PAST THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WITH A SPEED OF 69 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) IN A 55 MPH ZONE. I THEN TURNED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND, ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND SIREN, AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP JUST NORTH OF HIDDEN COURT. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT HIS VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE AND REGISTRATION, AT WHICH TIME, HE PROVIDED ME WITH HIS REGISTRATION. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANTâS FOR HIS DRIVERâS LICENSE, AT WHICH TIME, HE ADVISED ME HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED. I ASKED WHAT HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR AND HE ADVISED ME HE HAD A PREVIOUS DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY CHARGE. AT THAT TIME, I OBTAINED THE DEFENDANTâS NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH, WENT BACK TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND CONDUCTED A DRIVERâS LICENSE CHECK THROUGH TELETYPE. TELETYPE ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANTâS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED ON 022013, FOR FINANCIAL SUSPENSION AND A NON JUDGMENT SUSPENSION. AFTER RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION I RE-CONTACTED THE DEFENDANT AT HIS VEHICLE, HAD HIM STEP OUT, AND THEN PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE WAS SECURED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PER THE DEFENDANTâS REQUEST. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY WITH A BOND OF $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 0578GQG5, FOR VIOLATION OF A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR 69 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE WITH $166.00 FINE PAYABLE IN 30 DAYS. HE WAS ALSO ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 0579GQG6, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 061313, AT 1300 HOURS, AT THE CITRUS COUNTY COURT HOUSE. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING NUMBER 368705B, FOR HAVING AN EXPIRED TAG. |
