| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TULLY, JAMES 1342 (AR15-14166) (15-31141) DID, KNOWING her 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, SECOND OFFENSE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 322.34(2)(B). ON 030915 AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING STATIONARY RADAR IN THE AREA OF NORTH CARL G ROSE HIGHWAY AND EAST BRAVE LANE IN HERNANDO. AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 HOURS, I OBSERVED A MAROON COLORED chevrolet TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON NORTH CARL G ROSE HIGHWAY. I ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED TO BE AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR (MPH). I THEN CHECKED MY STATIONARY RADAR, WHICH SAID THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 58 MPH IN A POSTED 50 MPH ZONE. AT THAT TIME, I CONDUCTED A U-TURN AND POSITIONED MY PATROL VEHICLE BEHIND THE VEHICLE, BEARING FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE BWTC65 AND ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF CARL G ROSE HIGHWAY AND EAST ARBOR LAKES DRIVE IN HERNANDO, WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, MS RAYCHEL TRUSTY, AND INTRODUCED MYSELF AS DEPUTY TULLY WITH THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ADVISED HER OF THE REASON IN WHICH I STOPPED HER FOR TRAVELING 58 MPH IN A POSTED 50 MPH. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ME AND KEPT HER HEAD DOWN looking AT HER LEGS. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE and SHE STATED SHE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY SHE DID NOT HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, TO WHICH SHE STATED IT WAS SUSPENDED FOR NOT PAYING TRAFFIC FINES. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT FOR HER FIRST NAME, LAST NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH, WHICH SHE PROVIDED ME. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE HAD THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND SHE ADVISED ME SHE COULD NOT FIND IT. AT THAT TIME, I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE and RAN THE SUBJECT THROUGH THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DATABASE (DAVID) and CONFIRMED THAT THE DEFENDANT'S DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE FEBRUARY. "DAVID" ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS ONE PRIOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED. AT THAT TIME, I RE-APPROACHED THE VEHICLE and SPOKE WITH THE DEFENDANT AGAIN AND ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHO COULD COME AND TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE, TO WHICH she STATED SHE COULD CALL HER MOTHER, WHO THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO. THE DEFENDANT CONTACTED HER MOTHER WHO STATED SHE would BE EN ROUTE TO THE SCENE TO RETRIEVE HER VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE DEFENDANT STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED TO THE BACK OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SEARCHED FOR ANY WEAPONS. SHE WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. DEPUTY WILSON, WHO HAD ARRIVED ON SCENE, WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION and HE STATED HE WOULD STAND BY WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE DEFENDANT'S MOTHER ARRIVED ON SCENE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND TURNED OVER TO STAFF. THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING, NUMBER 396555B, FOR UNLAWFUL SPEED. THE DEFENDANT WAS ALSO ISSUED A FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION, NUMBER A1BTQ6P, FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED, SECOND OFFENSE. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $1,000.00 NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY AT THIS TIME. |
