'The suspect's car almost struck several vehicles including a semi-truck,' said a Florida police sergeant.
On August 25, just before 1 a.m., Pinellas County Sheriff's Office's deputies spotted a suspected DUI driver travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Florida's Highway 580 in Oldsmar, Tampa.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies made several attempts to get the driver to pull over, without success. Finally, the police managed to stop the vehicle and took the driver, an elderly woman, into custody. Tampa deputies stop an elderly driver. She was later charged with a DUI after driving the wrong way on the highway."The elderly female driver almost struck several vehicles including a semi-truck. She failed to yield to deputies when they attempted several times to pull her over," said Sergeant Amanda Sinni of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office., as an officer can be heard yelling"Pull over!" at the driver.
Eventually, one of the cars can be seen stopping the vehicle, as well as officers rushing out of the car to reach the driver. DEPUTIES STOP WRONG WAY, DUI DRIVER: This morning just after 1:00AM, deputies spotted a vehicle eastbound in the westbound lanes of SR580 in Oldsmar. After attempts to get the driver to pull over, deputies successfully immobilized the vehicle and took the driver into custody.
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