The Florida House had just wrapped up its third week in the 2017 session and state Rep. Cary Pigman was driving his Jeep with a license plate that reflects his House district, “H55,” back to his home district when a Florida Highway Patrol officer who'd been following Pigman noticed that he was driving erratically, weaving in and out of lanes and crossing over into the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. As the patrolman approached the driver's side of Pigman's … [Read more...]
DUI Diversion Program in Pinellas County?
DUI Diversion programs are in place in Orange and Osceola Counties so one could ask if Pinellas County could follow suit and offer a diversion program for certain DUI cases. In fact, the new Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren was asked about it recently and artfully dodged the question. Could this happen in Pinellas? It's not likely, especially since Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe is not a big fan. His reasoning is interesting. He doesn't like the fact that it tends to … [Read more...]
