{"id":219601,"date":"2026-04-05T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219601\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:14:09","slug":"florida-man-charged-with-dui-after-crashing-e-bike-into-tricycle-in-key-west-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219601\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man charged with DUI after crashing e-bike into tricycle in Key West, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 53-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/key-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Key West<\/a> man was arrested on DUI and drug charges after deputies say he crashed an e-bike into a tricycle while intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/floridakeyssheriff\/posts\/pfbid0dapkeiqp4Ag8iRM1tsGLR4Shv7RBUyu2wGjKkfXZGwFqdJnee5BCizpA2XFqXGX9l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a>, the crash happened around 10:26 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, near South College Road and U.S. 1 in Key West. Deputies said there were no serious injuries reported.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities identified the man as Christian Everett Madrid. He faces charges of driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and smuggling contraband into a detention facility.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Madrid was riding an e-bike when he collided with an adult riding a tricycle. The other rider told deputies that Madrid ran into him and appeared to be intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said Saturday that Madrid was taken into custody after failing field sobriety exercises at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>While being booked into jail, authorities said approximately three marijuana cigarettes were found in his possession, leading to the additional contraband charge.<\/p>\n<p>What Florida law says about riding an e-bike while intoxicated<\/p>\n<p>Under Florida law, electric bicycles are generally treated like traditional bicycles, meaning riders are not required to have a driver&#8217;s license and are not subject to the same registration rules as motor vehicles. However, when it comes to impairment, the law still applies.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s DUI statute makes it illegal to operate any vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the extent that normal faculties are impaired. Courts in Florida have interpreted &#8220;vehicle&#8221; broadly, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridaduilawyer.net\/blog\/yes-you-can-get-a-dui-on-a-bicycle-in-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">can include bicycles and e-bikes in certain cases<\/a>, according to law firm The Ticket Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>A first-time DUI conviction in Florida can carry penalties including fines ranging from $500 to $1,000, up to six months in jail, probation, and mandatory substance abuse education. Additional charges, such as drug possession or bringing contraband into a jail, can increase potential penalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 53-year-old Key West man was arrested on DUI and drug charges after deputies say he crashed an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,2472,29,2559,5696,807],"class_list":{"0":"post-219601","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-florida-headlines","10":"tag-florida-keys","11":"tag-florida-news","12":"tag-key-west","13":"tag-monroe-county","14":"tag-south-florida"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}