Florida Deputy Charged with DUI

In Venice, Florida it is being reported that a sheriff's deputy was recently charged with driving under the influence (DUI).  The deputy was charged after an off-duty deputy called 911 on her way home from work to report that she noticed a man was driving erratically and also speeding.

The DUI offender, 28 year old Deputy Shawn J. Lally was arrested this past Saturday at approximately 11:30 P.M.  Prior to his DUI arrest, Deputy Lally refused to take a breath alcohol test and also refused to perform a series of field sobriety tests.

Law enforcement is reporting that Lally was driving 100 miles per hour on Interstate 75. 

Before being apprehended by Florida police, the deputy nearly crashed into another car before exiting on Jacaranda Boulevard.  Unfortunately for Lally, the driver that was behind the wheel of the car that he almost struck was the very same deputy who called 911.  As she called 911 for help, the female deputy watched as Lally sped off and swerved his motor vehicle across two traffic lance.

When police finally caught Lally, he said that he was on his way home from a wedding and that he had not consumed any alcohol.

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