Nicaraguan man illegally in US facing 'enhanced' charges after drunken hit-and-run: sheriff
Story by Elizabeth Pritchett
FOX News
Florida sheriff upgrades charges for illegal immigrant accused of DUI hit-and-run
A Nicaraguan man in the United States illegally is facing "enhanced" charges – due to his immigration status – in Florida for a drunken hit-and-run over the weekend, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies arrested Roberto Sandobal-Lopez, 34, on Saturday after he crashed his white Honda into someone's fence in Winter Haven at around 7 p.m. and walked off.
Deputies were alerted to the crash after witnesses called the sheriff's office to report the incident.
Sandobal-Lopez was found by law enforcement walking in the nearby area shortly after the crash and deputies determined he was intoxicated. His eyes were described as "watery" and "bloodshot," and deputies said they could smell alcohol.
When he was asked if he had been drinking, Sandobal-Lopez allegedly said he drank six bottles of Modelo a few hours earlier at around 5 p.m. Two samples during a breath test revealed BAC levels of 0.13 and 0.124, according to the PCSO.
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