Fla. man arrested for driving under influence of drugs - Beatrice Daily Sun

A Florida man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs early Sunday morning.

According to Gage County Court documents, police were dispatched to the 300 block of Court Street where an alleged drunk driver was looking for drugs at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

The vehicle, traveling eastbound on Court Street, turned north onto Sixth Street and later swerved into the southbound lane near North Sixth and Arthur streets. Police conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, identified as Chad Smith, 26.

The police report states that Smith exhibited signs of intoxication and showed impairment on three field sobriety measures given.

A preliminary breath test, however, resulted in a .059 percent, less than the legal limit of .08 percent.

During a search of Smith, police located a pill bottle prescribed on Oct. 12 with 30 pills of a generic form of xanax inside. According to the prescription, Smith was supposed to take two pills a day. Police found that 12 pills were left in the bottle as well as one hydrocodone pill, for which Smith could not provide a prescription.

According to court documents, Smith refused to speak with a drug recognition expert, but admitted to taking a hydrocodone and xanax in addition to drinking alcohol, which his passenger confirmed.

Smith, whose address is listed as St. Augustine, Fla., also refused a chemical test.

Police charged Smith with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a controlled substance, a class III felony, refusal to submit to a chemical test, failure to maintain lane and no operator's license. He was booked and taken to the Gage County Detention Center.

Smith's bond was set Monday at $10,000 in Gage County Court. He is scheduled to appear again in court on Nov. 6.