Radar caught a Holmes Beach motorist traveling 51 mph in a 25-mph zone at 2:57 a.m. Nov. 27.
Holmes Beach police arrested Eric Delong, 46, for driving under the influence and possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana.
Delong was stopped driving a BMW south in the 3500 block of Gulf Drive by Officer Alan Bores. Delong allegedly could not provide the officer with registration or proof of insurance for the vehicle. He told Bores the vehicle belonged to a client.
Delong also told the officer he was heading home from D.Coy Ducks Bar & Grill in Holmes Beach, according to the HBPD report.
Bores reported signs of impairment and led Delong through sobriety roadside tests.
In a search incident to the arrest, the officer reported finding marijuana and a pipe and in Delong’s shirt pocket. The marijuana weighed 4.3 grams.
Delong was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he provided two breath samples measuring 0.165 and 0.164 blood-alcohol content, according to HBPD.
In addition to the DUI and drug charges, Bores cited Delong for speeding, driving with a suspended license, failure to change his address on his driver’s license and no proof of insurance.
Delong was released on $1,500 bond, pending an 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, arraignment at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
