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Volusia deputy suspended after second DUI arrest An off-duty Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on his second charge of driving under the influence in the past year. Deputy Aaron Chavez was pulled over by a DeLand police officer shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, March 5, after the officer witnessed Chavez’s truck traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of International Speedway Boulevard. The officer followed as Chavez’s truck proceeded through a red light, made a left turn onto Woodland Boulevard, swerved and pulled over for the traffic stop. When the officer approached the truck, he noticed a smell of alcohol and noted that Chavez’s eyes were glassy and his speech slurred. Chavez was taken into custody without incident on charges of DUI and refusal to submit to DUI testing, and he was cited for traveling on the wrong side of the roadway, failure to stop at a red light and violation of driver’s license restrictions (allowing driving for business purposes only). Chavez, 34, was previously arrested for DUI on March 21, 2020, when a Volusia sheriff’s sergeant responding to complaints about a reckless driver pulled him over north of DeLand. Chavez was off-duty in that incident as well. As a result of the prior March 2020 arrest, Chavez was suspended for 24 hours and reassigned to a non-lawenforcement position while
his case was pending. Chavez pleaded no contest to an amended charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to probation, which he successfully completed. After resolution of his case, Chavez was reassigned to courthouse duties, and later to a patrol assignment. Chavez is currently suspended pending the results of an Internal Affairs investigation.
Ormond woman dies in crash with fire truck A 52-year-old Ormond Beach woman died on Saturday, March 6, after she crashed into the tail end of a Daytona Beach Fire Department truck, injuring five firefighters. Daytona Beach Police reported that officers responded at 5:19 p.m. to the crash, which occurred on North Clyde Morris Boulevard near the Halifax Health Medical Center. Investigators believe the woman, who was driving a silver Pontiac, was going an estimated 80 mph as she hit the fire truck, flipping the vehicle onto its side. The fire truck was struck as it attempted to cross the southbound lanes of Clyde Morris Blvd. The woman was transported to Halifax Health, where she died from her injuries shortly afterward, according to DBPD. Her identity has not yet been released. The firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Critics fired up over state’s proposed pot caps Many Republican lawmakers in Florida haven’t hidden their skepticism about the use of marijuana as a medical palliative. A pair of new legislative proposals would place a 10% THC cap on smokable marijuana and limit THC levels to 16% in other medical-marijuana products, excluding edibles. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive component of marijuana that makes users feel high. The bills, filed by Rep. Spencer Roach, D-North Fort Myers, and Sen. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, would also impose advertising restrictions on doctors who order cannabis for their patients. Currently, about 2,500 of the state’s roughly 90,000 physicians have undergone the requisite training allowing them to order medical marijuana for qualified patients. Medical marijuana advocates fiercely criticized the bills (HB 1455 and SB 1958), which they maintain will force patients to spend more money to achieve the same effects from their medical treatment. While Republicans control both legislative chambers as well as the governor’s office, the Florida Senate has put the brakes on proposed THC limits the past two years. But the 2021 legislative session, which begins Tuesday, March 9, could be a turning point.
COVID-19 REPORT Source: The Florida Department of Health
Volusia County cases per day
Volusia positivity rate
Florida positivity rate
CDC recommends face coverings
Adult hospital ICU beds available VOLUSIA:
33, OR 16%
“Cloth face coverings may ... help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.”
Hospital patients with COVID-19 VOLUSIA:
68 (DOWN FROM 140 ON FEB. 2)
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