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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Florida Drunk Driver offers Taco as form of ID

A 30-year-old man was arrested in South Florida earlier this month for DUI charges. When police asked for his ID, he presented a taco.

Police responded to a call from a Taco Bell manager who reported that a truck was stopped in the drive-thru and smoke was billowing from the vehicle. When police got to the fast food restaurant, they found an intoxicated driver, Matthew Falkner, asleep at the wheel with his foot on the gas pedal. Apparently, Falkner had picked up his food, driven a few yards, parked the car and passed out.

When police asked Falkner for his identification, he initially refused, When asked again, he reached inside the Taco Bell bag and presented the officer with a taco. The police told him they wanted his ID, not a taco, and Falkner responded to this by attempting to eat the taco.

Shortly after, police discovered that the truck had caught fire, causing the smoke noticed by the manager. The flames were put out with extinguishers.

According to NBCMiami.com, Falkner had a blood alcohol content of .227, roughly three times the legal limit in Florida of .08.

Falkner was arrested for DUI, booked and later released.

If you have been charged with DUI in Orlando or any other Florida cities, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm to schedule a consultation.

posted by Tess at 11:39 AM