Pasco Firefighter Faces 2nd DUI Charge
Victor J. Scheeren was arrested at about 3 a.m. Friday morning.
A Pasco County Firefighter/EMT faces his second DUI charge after deputies say he was speeding in New Port Richey early Friday morning.
According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, a deputy observed Victor J. Scheeren's BMW was going 61 in a 45 mph zone and drifting side to side on U.S. 19 at about 3 a.m. on Feb. 1.
When the deputy made contact with Scheeren, 51, his eyes were glassy and bloodshot and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, according to an arrest report.
Scheeren first denied having anything to drink, then said he had one beer. During a field sobriety test, Scheeren performed poorly, including using his arms for balance and missing the tip of his nose when asked to touch it, the report stated.
After he was placed under arrest, Scheeren said he would "absolutely not" submit to a breath test, according to the report.
Scheeren was charged with DUI (second). His custody status and mugshot were not available from the sheriff's office website at the time of publication.
Brian
6:52 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Everyone has only one beer??? Da get real.
Gary Bryan, Sr.
9:59 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I believe he had only one.. By the info stated in the story, I would venture to say it was one case of beer..
Jimmy James
12:13 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
...another one of our protectors gone bad
Jimmy James
5:27 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I would not want him attending me in an emergency situation. His drunken state might lead to his screwing up and my injury or death and a horrendous lawsuit against Pasco County.
Hugh
11:03 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
So I have a question. Where is this guys mugshot? He was arrested Friday night and it is now Monday morning. Anytime one of us little people is booked into a Florida jail (no matter how minor the infraction) our mugshot gets plastered all over the internet for everyone to see. Yet, the sheriff's website has no record of this guy stepping foot into the county jail. Obviously this guy is getting special treatment because of where he works or (I am speculating) the union he is part of. The investigative journalists working for the patch should be all over this.
Hugh
11:08 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
I will also add that I challenge you to find ANYTHING on this guy for the first DUI he got. There isn't a mugshot available on that one either. Somebody please explain how that is possible.