Palm Beach Police arrest Wellington man on DUI charge after crash
A Wellington man has been arrested on a charge of refusing to submit to testing after Palm Beach Police officers suspected he was driving under the influence following a car crash in Palm Beach.
The 47-year-old was taken into custody after the collision that happened about 1:40 p.m. July 24 on northbound South County Road at Barton Avenue, according to Palm Beach County Jail records. He was released from the jail the following day on $1,000 bond, records show.
Officers who responded to the crash scene found the man sitting on the curb next to his white Audi, according to an arrest report.
Three people were involved in the crash, and all refused treatment at the scene, Palm Beach Fire-Rescue spokesman Assistant Chief Joseph Sekula previously told the Daily News.
The other vehicle involved in the crash was a landscaping truck, Sekula previously said.
An officer could smell alcohol on the man’s breath and noticed that the man had delayed responses and difficulty keeping his balance, the arrest report said.
Palm Beach Police arrested a man on a charge of refusing to submit to DUI testing after a crash that happened at South County Road and Barton Avenue on July 24.
When officers tested the man’s sobriety while at the crash scene, the man had difficulty keeping his balance, stepped off the line and lost his balance while turning, the arrest report said. When asked to touch his nose, the man slowly lifted his arms and did not touch his nose, the report said.
At the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s DUI testing facility, the man would not provide a urine sample to check his blood-alcohol level, the arrest report said.
Two breath tests found that the man’s blood-alcohol content was .011, according to the arrest report. That is lower than the .08 legal blood-alcohol limit in Florida for drivers over the age of 21.
The man told officers that he had one drink that day, the report said.
Kristina Webb is a reporter for Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at kwebb@pbdailynews.com. Subscribe today to support our journalism.
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