{"id":326344,"date":"2026-07-01T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326344\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:29:13","slug":"dave-busters-employee-helps-police-stop-suspected-dui-driver-in-port-st-lucie-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326344\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave &#038; Buster\u2019s employee helps police stop suspected DUI driver in Port St. Lucie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daveandbusters.com\/us\/en\/about\/locations\/port-st-lucie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dave &amp; Buster\u2019s<\/a> employee is being credited with quick action after police said she found a man asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Port%20St.%20Lucie%20Police%20Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Port St. Lucie Police Department<\/a>, officers responded just after 12:40 a.m. to the Dave &amp; Buster\u2019s parking lot after an employee noticed a driver who appeared to be unconscious inside a running vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the employee checked on the man because she was concerned for his well-being. The driver then suddenly woke up, became belligerent and began acting erratically, prompting the employee to call 911.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived, they found 38-year-old Anthony Rosales asleep in the driver\u2019s seat with the vehicle still running, police said. Officers reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and seeing an open bottle of alcohol inside.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, Rosales was too impaired to safely perform standard field sobriety exercises. He was taken to the Port St. Lucie Police Department for a breath test, where police said his breath sample registered 0.124. Florida\u2019s legal limit is 0.08.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/jupiter-financial-manager-secretly-added-husband-to-payroll-in-16m-family-business-heist-a-trusted-29-year-old-employee-turned-a-jupiter-family-business-into-her-personal-piggy-bank-embezzling-more-than-16-million-over-nearly-a-decade-officers-with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jupiter financial manager accused of adding husband to payroll in $1.6M scheme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the investigation, police said Rosales resisted officers, attempted to batter an officer and repeatedly threatened to kill the arresting officer and the officer\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also determined Rosales had a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/dui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DUI <\/a>conviction earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Rosales was arrested and charged with DUI, second offense; resisting an officer with violence; battery on a law enforcement officer; threats against a law enforcement officer; and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p>Port St. Lucie police thanked the Dave &amp; Buster\u2019s employee for calling 911, saying her actions may have prevented an impaired driver from getting onto the road.<\/p>\n<p>Police urged anyone who sees a person who appears impaired or unconscious behind the wheel to call 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. 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