A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy arrested a Treasure Island woman who said she was trying to find her way home.
Sarah Williams Nagel, 48, was arrested June 2 at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, for driving under the influence.
Holmes Beach Police Sgt. Joel Pierce detained her in the parking lot at 2:13 a.m. for swerving off the roadway and crossing the center line near the 600 block of Manatee Avenue. She was ticketed for the traffic infractions.
Nagel told Pierce she’d taken Adderall and was trying to find her way to Treasure Island. Believing Nagel might be impaired, Pierce called for an MCSO assist.
Nagel told Deputy Carlo Montemagno she thought she was in Reddington Beach or Indian Rocks Beach, according to the officer’s report.
After performing poorly on a field-sobriety test, she was taken into custody and to the Manatee County jail, where she performed breath tests that measured 0.138 and 0.135 blood-alcohol content. The legal BAC for a motorist is 0.08.
Police also determined Nagel was driving on a suspended license.
She was released on $620 bond.
Nagel’s arraignment is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 9, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.