Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
TAMPA, Fla. – A 28-year-old man faces multiple charges after deputies found him asleep behind the wheel of a running car on Friday night in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
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Sleeping driver found on Falkenburg Road
What we know:
Deputies said they found Sonny Vera, 28, sleeping inside a running vehicle on Falkenburg Road at 10:36 p.m. Friday. Members of the sheriff’s office DUI Squad responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
According to HCSO, Vera refused to take a field sobriety test. Deputies also said they discovered an open beer inside his vehicle.
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Vera was arrested and charged with a second DUI conviction, a second or subsequent refusal to submit to testing, and violation of driver’s license restrictions.
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