MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — An alleged drunken driver was arrested over the weekend after he struck a deputy’s vehicle with his car as the deputy was blocking off an intersection near where a fatal crash had occurred, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 2:45 a.m. Saturday in the area of Northwest 135th Street and 47th Avenue.
According to an arrest report, Yovany Izquierdo, 53, who was not involved in the fatal crash, was driving a red pickup truck west on Northwest 135th Street when he failed to stop and crashed into the right side of the deputy’s vehicle.
The deputy said she made contact with Izquierdo, of Miami, and noticed that he had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and his breath smelled of an alcoholic beverage.
According to the report, another deputy then responded to the scene and Izquierdo agreed to perform a field sobriety test, which he failed.
He was then placed under arrest.
Deputies said while sitting inside the backseat of an MDSO vehicle, Izquierdo agreed to provide two breath samples, which showed he had a breath-alcohol level of .245 and .251, well above Florida’s legal limit of 0.08.
Izquierdo faces charges of DUI and DUI involving damage to property or a person.
MDSO confirmed that the deputy involved in the incident sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
As of Monday morning, Izquierdo was no longer appearing in the online jail database.
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