12-month DUI probation for Cortezian

A 28-year-old Cortez man was sentenced to 12 months probation for driving impaired in Bradenton Beach.

Tanner Pelkey, 28, pleaded no contest Feb. 13 in 12th Circuit Court to one count of driving under the influence.

The charge stems from a June 2017 arrest in the 200 block of Gulf Drive North in Bradenton Beach.

Judge Doug Henderson ordered Pelkey to serve probation, required him to complete a DUI school and also a victim-impact panel.

Included in Pelkey’s disposition were orders suspending his driver’s license for six months, allowing a business exception, and 50 hours of public service with a buy-out option.

According to court records, Pelkey was assessed court costs and fines of $2,291.