PORT ST. LUCIE – Three arrests of driving under the influence were made at separate times over the weekend by Port St. Lucie Police, according to a police Facebook posting.
Kathleen Ruth Amber, 62, was arrested on Oct. 16 near the MIDFLORIDA Event Center, where officers were investigating a disturbance.
During the investigation, officers observed signs of impairment by Amber, including slurred speech, lethargy, and difficulty maintaining balance, according to the Facebook posting.
After conducting a DUI investigation, officers arrested Amber, who provided breath samples with a result of .130, according to the Facebook posting.
She was taken to the St. Lucie County Jail where she posted a $500 bond on Oct. 17 and was released, according to the jail web site.
James Robert Kirby, 81, also was arrested on Oct. 17, after officers received a report of a potentially impaired driver leaving a restaurant, according to a Facebook posting.
Officers located Kirby’s pickup truck traveling west on Southwest Becker Road and conducted a traffic stop after observing him change lanes without signaling and brake suddenly at a green light, according to the Facebook posting.
During the investigation, officers observed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, watery eyes, and difficulty maintaining balance. Kirby’s breath-test result was .123, according to the Facebook posting.
He was taken to the St. Lucie County Jail where he posted a $500 bond on Oct. 17 and was released, according to the jail web site.
Tamra Salter Goodman, 57, was arrested on Oct. 18, after officers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Southeast Port St. Lucie Boulevard, west of U.S. 1.
Officers found that Goodman’s Mustang struck a curb, leaving the vehicle damaged and inoperable. Goodman told officers she had just left a local restaurant and consumed three vodka and club soda drinks, according to the Facebook posting.
During the investigation, officers observed signs of impairment. Her breath-test result was .227, which is considered to be almost three times the legal limit, according to the Facebook posting.
Goodman was taken to the St. Lucie County Jail on a DUI charge and resisting an officer/interfering with a law enforcement officer with violence.
She remained in the St. Lucie County Jail on a $4,000 bond as of Oct. 19, according to the jail web site.
The legal limit for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in Florida is 0.08% for drivers aged 21 and older.
• You can be convicted of a DUI in Florida even if your BAC is under 0.08% if the officer proves your “normal faculties” were impaired by alcohol or drugs.
• Enhanced BAC (.15 or higher): Fines and jail sentences increase significantly if your BAC is 0.15% or higher, or if a minor was a passenger in the vehicle