Owner Of Three Tampa Bay Restaurants Arrested For A Second DUI

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New Port Richey police arrested Michael L. Lowe on charges of DUI Saturday night. Lowe is the owner of three Tampa Bay restaurants and this is his second arrest for driving under the influence according to TampaBay.com. Police report Lowe was weaving in his silver Mercedes when they received a complaint about a possible drunk driver.

Upon pulling over the 66-year-old, Lowe admitted to having had two rum and cokes in two hours. Police say Lowe performed poorly on field sobriety tests and then took a Breathalyzer test. He reportedly blew a 0.106 and 0.108, above the legal limit of 0.08.…

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November 28, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Lineman Falls Asleep At The Wheel And Is Charged With DUI Outside Raymond James Stadium

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Marcus Johnson was allegedly found asleep at the wheel of his 2010 Chevy Impala outside of Raymond James Stadium early Tuesday morning. According to the St. Petersburg Times Johnson’s car was in the middle of the intersection of N. Dale Mabry and Martin Luther King Blvd. at approximately 4:00 a.m.

A Tampa police lieutenant approached the car and woke up the back-up offensive lineman. He then called for a DUI investigator to come to the scene. Johnson agreed to field sobriety tests but he then refused to take a breath test. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on a DUI charge.…

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November 19, 2009

Florida Sheriff Arrested For A DUI In Tampa Pleads Guilty To A Misdemeanor After Third DUI

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Former Lafayette County Sheriff Dewayne Walker pled guilty to misdemeanor DUI after his third DUI and now will be required to use a breath machine to start his vehicle. Walker was twice removed from office for public drunkenness. The former sheriff was pulled over for speeding and refused to take a breath test and sign his citation. At that point he was charged with felony DUI.

The judge sentenced Walker to 45 days of house arrest, one year of probation, ordered him to pay fees and fines of $1,500 and suspended his license for six months. The judge made a point to say that the punishment would have been harsher had this DUI happened within five years of the last but that wasn’t the case as Walker’s last DUI occurred in Tampa in 2003.…

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