Sonja Wasmuth, 53, of Bradenton, is on probation through April 2025 as part of her sentence for a second-degree misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol after prior convictions.
Holmes Beach police arrested Wasmuth Aug. 24, 2023, following a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Bay Drive and Manatee Avenue.
Wasmuth left the scene of the crash but a witness identified her as the driver of the crashed vehicle.
Wasmuth displayed signs of impairment, so police asked her to perform field sobriety exercises, which she failed. She refused to provide a breath sample.
Wasmuth was charged with second-degree misdemeanor for DUI after prior convictions, as well as a first-degree misdemeanor for DUI property damage.
The prosecutor dropped the first-degree misdemeanor charge in October 2023 and Wasmuth pleaded no contest at an April 4 hearing — only four days before the start of a jury trial — where Judge Melissa Gould of the 12th Circuit Court ruled to find Wasmuth guilty of the second-degree misdemeanor charge.
Gould sentenced Wasmuth to 10 days in jail and 12 months of probation, as well as suspended her driver’s license for five years.