Alachua man arrested for causing rollover crash while impaired
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ashton Leron Lee, 32, of Alachua, was arrested late Friday night and charged with DUI with damage to property and resisting an officer without violence after allegedly slamming into another vehicle from the rear while speeding, causing the other vehicle to roll over.
At about 11:12 p.m. on October 4, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a report of a crash in the 7400 block of NW 13th Street. The other driver said he had been driving northbound on NW 13th Street when a vehicle came up behind him at a high rate of speed; he said he had no time to react before the vehicle hit him from the rear. The driver said he estimated that he was driving at about 60 mph and the other vehicle was probably driving at 80-100 mph. His car lost traction and rolled at least once before coming to rest in the southbound shoulder. Neither driver was reportedly injured.
The officer reported that Lee’s speech was slurred and his breath smelled like alcohol. Lee reportedly said he had been driving north out of Gainesville and the car in front of him slammed on its brakes just as he changed lanes, but he reportedly refused to answer any more questions about the crash.
Lee reportedly said he was coming “from Gainesville,” and when the officer asked where he had been, he reportedly said he was 32 years old and could go anywhere he pleased. The officer reported that Lee was “argumentative and uncooperative”
The officer reported that when he read Lee his Miranda rights, Lee kept saying he did not understand his rights but could not explain what he did not understand. He eventually said he did not want to answer any questions.
The officer decided he had probable cause that Lee was impaired and began to handcuff him, but Lee reportedly became “extremely combative” and actively resisted officers’ efforts to hold him.
After he was transported to GPD headquarters, he allegedly refused to provide a breath sample and refused to sign the DUI citation.
Lee has no previous local criminal convictions and was released on his own recognizance.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
People complaining about guns and doing something about them there’s more people injured and hurt by DUI than guns. Our Laws deal with DUI is a joke. First offense should be jail time 30 days a Second Offense six months in jail third offense a year in jail. The state of Tennessee passed the law two years ago that if you was charged with DUI and was in a wreck That kill someone and they had children under 18 you are required to pay child support on those children until they turn 18
Yeah but DUI doesn’t plan mass murder at schools, of which is almost a daily occurrence. Only guns can do that, and the Gomers behind them. And now are giving their underage kids guns as gifts, so they go out and do the same
Finally are starting to prosecute the parents and the whole family gets prison. About time. Get the family and their stock of weapons in jail. Few less Thumpers out there..no didn’t misspell it
F’n moron.
But never a Trumper or a Gomer trailer trash. That is best answer you could give knowing what was said is true… Watch the news. Is the green button on that little thing next to your beer and glock
Guns don’t plan mass Murder at schools, deranged individuals do. Usually leftist misfits. Fact.
Leftists have yet to mass murder at a school. And leftist don’t give 15 year olds guns for presents. Gomer
Did you just sweep the Nashville school shooting under your eco carpet? Shall I continue with more of proving your liberal ideas as false? Lower the temperature, Liberal. It’s ok to lose and not cry.
Bare, once again your ignorance is on display. First we’re all him him hating wimps and now deranged killers. Your argument is flawed trumpet
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Spoken like a true anti American liberal. Thanks for playing. Be safe during the hurricane and don’t get blown away from the FREE state of Florida.
Bare, just to set the record straight. I’m not a liberal.Am just a Never Trump..So check out this fact.. He was in office for 4 years and was fact checked and told over 4000 lies. 12 people found him guilty os sexual crimes and when he loses will be sentenced. He was in bed with Putin and Kim writing love letters. He is sick and so are the people who want that in office..Because no state will be free. He has already said what he will do and none of you are paying attention. And I don’t think Harris is the best choice for President, but better than the alternative
He was not found guilty of sexual crime from a civil trial. He just had a better way to deal with the Asian Marxists that Biden can not match. No wars. Biden can’t say that. And there is something mentally or educationally wrong with anyone wanting that dumass Harris and TT in charge. Hurricane Helene, and the over seas spending shows what their marxist hearts are made of. TT Walz said he learned his leadership skills from China. Liberals keep falling out of the coconut tree. Enough said.
Mr Ashton Lee better be glad ain’t nobody get killed or seriously hurt I went to school with him and he was on stupidity than guess some people just don’t learn not even from some of there mistakes