Passed out across the front seat in a Toyota Corolla was how police found a Sarasota woman April 13 in the Manatee Public Beach parking lot.
Holmes Beach police arrested Stephanie Schmitt, 42, at 5:21 a.m. for driving under the influence after officers awakened her and removed her from the car.
According to police reports, officers were called out for a disabled vehicle and they observed Schmitt in the car with the hazard lights activated.
Schmitt allegedly repeated but did not answer some questions posed by HBPD Officer Tom Fraser.
Noting signs of impairment, Fraser asked Schmitt to participate in field-sobriety and breath-alcohol- measurement tests, but she refused. Schmitt was taken into custody and transported to the Manatee County jail.
At her first court appearance, a 12th Circuit judge released Schmitt with supervision, pending her arraignment.
Schmitt’s arraignment is set for 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.