| Probable cause affidavit: |
\tSUBMITTED BY: ANSTEAD, LAURA 0459 (15-157624) (AR15-17470) \tdid, knowing HER driver's license or driving privilege had been cancelled, suspended or revoked AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER, drive a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while such license or privilege was cancelled, in violation of Florida Statute 322.34(5). \t \tON 120215, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 HOURS, I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY AT THE OUTSKIRTS OF the CITY OF INVERNESS. AS I PULLED INTO A TURN LANE TO TURN BACK TOWARDS THE CITY, I OBSERVED A SILVER 4-DOOR VEHICLE COME THROUGH A CURVE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE SPEED LIMIT AT MY LOCATION WAS 45 MILES PER HOUR AND I VISUALLY ESTIMATED THE VEHICLE TO BE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR. I ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ITS HEADLIGHTS ON AND IT WAS PAST DUSK. \t \tI COMPLETED MY U-TURN AND WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN THE PROCESS, I OBSERVED THE VEHICLE CHANGE LANES WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING THROUGH THE CORNERS. UPON CATCHING UP WITH THE VEHICLE, I WAS ABLE TO PACE IT WITH MY PATROL CAR AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE 45 MILES PER HOUR ZONE. \tI NOTIFIED DISPATCH THE FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OF L036XU, ACTIVATED MY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE HIGHWAY 44 EAST MERGES ONTO MAIN STREET. THE DRIVER OF the VEHICLE INITIALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF the MERGE LANE CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AND I INSTRUCTED HER TO PULL INTO the PLAZA PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN INVERNESS. \t \tUPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER OF the VEHICLE, I REQUESTED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION AND ASKED HER WHY she WAS DRIVING SO AGGRESSIVELY. THE FEMALE STATED THAT SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME TO CRYSTAL RIVER FROM her WORK IN the VILLAGES AND THAT SHE HAD A LONG 12 HOUR DAY AND JUST WANTED TO EAT DINNER AND RELAX. SHE THEN PROVIDED ME WITH A DRIVER'S LICENSE IDENTIFYING HER AS MS LESLIE DANIELLE RUSHING, THE DEFENDANT. I THEN ASKED THE DRIVER HOW HER DRIVING HISTORY WAS TO WHICH SHE REPLIED NOT GOOD AND STATED THAT SHE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY DRIVER'S LICENSE. \t \tUPON RUNNING THE DRIVER'S LICENSE THROUGH FCIC/NCIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN REVOKED ON 110215 FOR 60 MONTHS AS A HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER. \t \tI AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER AND I ASKED HER WHEN SHE HAD GOTTEN HER BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY DRIVER'S LICENSE TO WHICH SHE STATED IT WAS IN APRIL 2015. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE DRIVER'S LICENSE BEING REVOKED ON 110215, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD BEEN TOLD HER DRIVER'S LICENSE WOULD BE REVOKED FOR FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN. \t \tI AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, REQUESTED SHE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND PLACED HER UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, (DOUBLE LOCKED), BEHIND HER BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING \t \tTHE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. WHILE AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A TRAFFIC WARNING NUMBER 99043046 FOR CARELESS DRIVING AND A UNIFORM TRAFFIC CITATION NUMBER A44K5LE FOR DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AS A HABITUAL OFFENDER WITH A COURT DATE OF 121715 AT 1300 HOURS. |
