| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: HORTON, TIMOTHY 0614 (AR11121477) DID DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A HIGHWAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT HAVING A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO SO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 322.03(1). ON 062711 AT APPROXIMATELY 1911 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE CITY OF CRYSTAL RIVER LOCATED AT US HIGHWAY 19 JUST SOUTH OF WEST ASHBURN LANE. AT WHICH TIME I OBSERVED A GOLD CHEVY IMPALA 4-DOOR TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE INSIDE TRAFFIC LANE ON US HIGHWAY 19. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 19 AT THAT TIME. AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND, I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH IN THE AREA THAT IS POSTED AS 45 MPH. I ACTIVATED MY RADAR WHICH IS A STALKER SERIAL NUMBER DS30655 FRONT ANTENNA. I RECEIVED A HIGH DOPPLER TONE FROM MY RADAR UNIT WHICH CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO BE 57 MPH. I MADE A U-TURN AND INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THIS VEHICLE FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, WHO DID NOT SPEAK ANY ENGLISH, HOWEVER, I MADE CONTACT WITH A TRANSLATOR WHO WAS IN THE VEHICLE, MS IDALIS VASQUEZ, DATE OF BIRTH 010301, WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S NAME WAS MARVIN A SOTO, HOWEVER, HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE IN THIS COUNTRY. I THEN CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THAT HE LIVED AT 7491 NORTH 168TH STREET IN FANNING SPRINGS FLORIDA. AT THAT TIME, THE DRIVER WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR THE CHARGE OF OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HIS BACK, (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $150.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO A FRIEND ON SCENE. WHILE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 8782ROZ3 FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 071411 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER 8783ROZ4 FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED, 57 MPH IN A 45 MPH SPEED ZONE, WITH A FINE OF $206.00 PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
