Holmes Beach police arrested Ellenton resident Cameron Mathews, 23, Dec. 2 on a second-degree misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Two officers responded to reports about a suspicious circumstance involving a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle.
The officers located the vehicle outside the Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, and saw a man, later identified as Mathews, asleep in the passenger seat. The man was covered in vomit and smelled of alcohol.
The driver-side floorboard also was covered in vomit.
The vehicle was running with the keys in the ignition when located but Mathews removed them after officers woke him, according to the police report.
The officers contacted the caller, who arrived and confirmed that Mathews was the subject of her call and provided a written statement.
The officers asked Mathews to perform field sobriety exercises, which he failed.
Police arrested Mathews and transported him to the HBPD for processing, where he registered 0.142 and 0.133 grams of ethanol per deciliter of blood in two blood/alcohol level tests.
Florida’s legal blood/alcohol content limit for driving under the influence is 0.08.
An officer later transported Mathews to the Manatee County jail, where he was released Dec. 3 after posting a $120 bail bond.
The charge carries varying punishments, including fines and up to nine months in prison for a first conviction.
Mathews’ arraignment will be at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.