Bradenton Beach police, working with a Manatee County sheriff’s deputy, arrested Bradenton resident Peter Bixby, 44, April 2 for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.
Officer Kyle Orms was on patrol in the 2300 block of Gulf Drive North when he noticed a vehicle with a taillight out, according to the report.
Orms initiated a traffic stop and, upon speaking with the driver, identified as Bixby, noticed the odor of “an alcoholic-type beverage.”
Orms also noted the driver had bloodshot eyes, as well as seemed slow to respond and unable to focus.
The officer contacted the MCSO to dispatch a traffic unit for a DUI investigation.
Bixby was arrested and faces a charge of second-degree DUI, which carries the possibility of a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, the possible loss of a driver’s license and 50 hours of community service.
Bixby paid a $120 bond and was later released from the Manatee County jail.
His traffic arraignment will be May 5 at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton.
— Robert Anderson
