The Port St. Lucie police, along with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, arrested an underage driver driving under the influence during Halloween weekend.Around 1:30 a.m., an sergeant officer with the PSLPD was heading home from a shift. As the officer drove on Okeechobee Road, he had to swerve off the road as a wrong-way driver merged into his lane.Read more: Boy struck and killed while riding mini bike The sergeant sent his location to dispatch and the make and model of the car fleeing the scene.According to police, the sergeant used his spotlight to inform other drivers of the wrong-way driver.In the officer’s pursuit, he noticed two other passengers in the car with the driver.The driver, 18-year-old Jake Abott, came to a stop in the wrong direction of traffic.The latest: Halloween night crash leaves motorcyclist hospitalizedAs the sergeant approached the vehicle, a strong smell of alcohol was coming from inside. The officer also noticed empty cans of spiked beverages.St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office took Abott into custody. He is charged with driving under the influence and fleeing and eluding.Authorities remind the public that anyone providing alcohol to a minor will be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. —
The Port St. Lucie police, along with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, arrested an underage driver driving under the influence during Halloween weekend.
Around 1:30 a.m., an sergeant officer with the PSLPD was heading home from a shift. As the officer drove on Okeechobee Road, he had to swerve off the road as a wrong-way driver merged into his lane.
Read more: Boy struck and killed while riding mini bike
The sergeant sent his location to dispatch and the make and model of the car fleeing the scene.
According to police, the sergeant used his spotlight to inform other drivers of the wrong-way driver.
In the officer’s pursuit, he noticed two other passengers in the car with the driver.
The driver, 18-year-old Jake Abott, came to a stop in the wrong direction of traffic.
The latest: Halloween night crash leaves motorcyclist hospitalized
As the sergeant approached the vehicle, a strong smell of alcohol was coming from inside. The officer also noticed empty cans of spiked beverages.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office took Abott into custody. He is charged with driving under the influence and fleeing and eluding.
Authorities remind the public that anyone providing alcohol to a minor will be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.