Child Inside Car During DUI Crash in Davenport

By Orlando Personal Injury Attorney on May 21, 2020

Deputies within Polk County are investigating a drunk driver accident that took place on the morning of Tuesday, the 12th of May. The incident took place sometime before 10:00 a.m. and involved a single vehicle. Behind the wheel of this vehicle was a 37-year-old individual. In the car with her was a 4-year-old child. At the time of this writing, the driver is facing DUI charges, among other things.

What we currently know comes from reports issued by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. According to them, the collision took place along U.S. Highway 27, close to or at the intersection with Legacy Park Boulevard within the downtown area of Davenport. What exactly happened to cause the crash remains unclear, but it is apparent that the deputies who were at the scene following the incident immediately began to notice something strange about the behavior of the driver of the vehicle involved.

This person, the above-mentioned 37-year-old, gave many signs of being intoxicated, reported the deputies, and this included poor performance during a field sobriety test as well as a strong smell of alcohol whenever she breathed. Deputies also noticed that a 4-year-old child was inside of the car at the time of the crash. Fortunately, neither the child nor the mother was injured in the incident.

The woman was arrested by deputies and taken to the Polk County Jail. There, a breath test was administered. The results of this test showed that the woman had a blood alcohol content between .155 and .164. Because the legal limit within Florida is .08, the results showed that the woman was operating her vehicle with a BAC around twice what is allowed by the law.

The driver was booked into the jail and given a single DUI charge. In addition to the DUI, she was charged with neglect as well as endangerment of the child who was within the vehicle at the time of the incident. Again, it does not appear as though either the child or the woman were injured in the crash.

The reports did not indicate who gained custody of the child after the mother was arrested.

Sources:

• Florida woman driving under the influence crashes van with 4-year-old inside, deputies say

James O. Cunningham

Since 1977, personal injury lawyer James Cunningham has provided effective legal advocacy to people who are injured through the negligent actions of another person or entity throughout the Central Florida area. He fights to obtain recoveries for his clients’ physical and emotional pain and suffering and pursues his clients’ personal injury cases with a commitment to excellence and impeccable preparation.