A Villager allegedly sipping a Corona beer in her golf cart has been arrested on a drunk driving cost.
Patricia Ellen Swanson, 60, of the Village of Poinciana, was in a white golf cart shortly earlier than 11 p.m. Saturday parked on the facet of the street pointed within the unsuitable route within the space of Odell Circle and Buena Vista Boulevard, in response to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Workplace. The Mason Metropolis, Iowa native mentioned she had been at a good friend’s home and admitted she’d consumed one glass of wine and one beer.
Swanson agreed to take part in area sobriety workout routines, however halfway into the workout routines, she requested about having a lawyer current. She declined to proceed the workout routines. She additionally refused to offer a breath pattern.
The deputy noticed a big thermal cup within the cup holder of Swanson’s golf cart. The deputy recognized the beverage within the cup as Corona beer.
Swanson was arrested on a cost of driving below the affect and ticketed for open container and driving on the unsuitable facet of the street. She was booked on the Sumter County Detention Middle and launched after posting $1,000 bond.
