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TAMPA — Sometimes authorities have to seek out suspected drunk drivers. Other times, the suspects come to them.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies were arresting an alleged drunk driver Sunday when another car sideswiped a deputy's patrol cars, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies stopped a BMW at the corner of Dale Mabry Highway and North Village Drive about 10:30 p.m. and suspected the driver, 36-year-old Michael Probst of Tampa, was under the influence of alcohol. Probst provided breath samples of .114 and .134, about twice the level at which a driver is presumed impaired, deputies said. He was arrested and charged with DUI. Florida law presumes a driver impaired at .08.
During that traffic stop, a 2005 Dodge sedan side-swiped one of the deputy's marked patrol vehicle. The driver continued traveling on Dale Mabry Highway and eventually stopped near Fletcher Avenue.
When a deputy caught up to that driver, identified as Todd M. Casey, he had alcohol on his breath, red and glassy eyes and slurred speech, deputies said.
Casey, 49, of Tampa, provided breath samples of .181 and .196, deputies said, and was arrested and charged with DUI with property damage and blood alcohol content higher than .15. He was also cited for violating the state law requiring motorists to move over when passing emergency vehicles.
No injuries were reported.
Deputies: Drunk driver hits patrol car of Hillsborough deputy arresting another drunk driver 01/25/16 [Last modified: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:36am]