Clocked at 41 mph in a 25 mph-zone, a 35-year-old Land O’ Lakes motorist was stopped in Holmes Beach for speeding and arrested for driving impaired with a 5-year-old in his back seat.
Holmes Beach Police Officer Alan Bores was conducting radar at 12:53 a.m. Aug. 11 in the 5200 block of Gulf Drive when he stopped Brian Hull, traveling south in a SUV.
On Bores’ questioning about how much alcohol he’d consumed, Hull allegedly replied, “Just had a couple.”
According to the report, Hull told police that he and his family had left their vacation rental due to an argument with another family at the unit. Bores noted a 5-year-old in the back seat, not in a car seat.
As a result of field sobriety tests, Hull was arrested for driving impaired and transported to the Manatee County jail, where he refused to provide breath samples.
He posted a $1,000 bond and was released.
The state attorney filed charges of driving under the influence with a passenger under 18 and refusal to submit to testing.
Bores also ticketed Hull for speeding, not producing his driver’s license upon demand, failure to display registration and no proof of insurance.
Hull’s wife, who was in the vehicle, apparently took the child and the vehicle.
Hull’s arraignment on the DUI and refusal charges is set at 8:25 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
