Stephen McNeill, 24, of Lakewood Ranch, was arrested for driving under the influence.
Holmes Beach Police Officer Alan Bores stopped McNeill after observing his vehicle traveling 58 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Bores had followed the black Toyota eastbound at 1:34 a.m. Aug. 17 in the 700 block of Manatee Avenue and noted the motorist’s slow reaction to police emergency lights and the horn and knocks on the window.
McNeill told police he was in Bradenton for one or two drinks and was going the wrong way home.
McNeill provided breath samples measuring 0.135 and 0.149 blood-alcohol content. The legal BAC is 0.08.
He was booked at the jail and released on a $500 pending an 8:25 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, arraignment at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.