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Licensing — Driver’s license — Suspension — Refusal to submit to breath test — Lawfulness of stop

Jul 04th, 2025 in by admin

Licensing — Driver’s license — Suspension — Refusal to submit to breath test — Lawfulness of stop — Officer had objectively reasonable basis for stopping vehicle after pacing vehicle as traveling 45 mph in a 35 mph zone and observing licensee rev engine before accelerating quickly, brake and accelerate sporadically, hit curb, and drive over two traffic cones — Speedometer calibration certificate is not required to support “vehicle pace” in formal review hearing

LUIS MIGUEL SAUCEDA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Respondent. Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit (Appellate) in and for St. Johns County. Case No. AP24-6. Division 55. February 6, 2025. Counsel: Linsey Sims-Bohnenstiehl, Assistant General Counsel, DHSMV, for Respondent.

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