TILDEN LAW – Orlando Criminal Attorney

TILDEN LAW is a Central Florida criminal defense firm that specializes in successfully defending clients charged with DUI in both Orange County and Seminole County courts.  We were fortunate enough to recently represent a client who had been arrested in Seminole County and accused of DUI.  Our client was initially stopped for failing to maintain her lane of travel.  The officer noted a smell of alcohol from our client’s breath and two passengers inside the vehicle who appeared intoxicated.   Our client agreed to participate in Field Sobriety Tests at the roadside which indicated impairment according to the officer’s report.  Our client was arrested and taken to the Seminole County Jail where she refused the breath test. 

As a result of his training and experience, Attorney, N. Fleetwood Tilden, recognized several potential issues relating to both the vehicle stop and arrest of our client.  Mr. Tilden filed several pre-trial motions based on these legal issues and began extensive negotiations with the Office of the State Attorney.  As a result, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the pending DUI charge and re-file as a lesser charge.    

If you have been arrested or charged with a DUI in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, or if you have had your driver license suspended for a DUI, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

According to a Sheriff’s Office report, a clerk at the Kangaroo gas station at 4900 County Road 200A in Ocala, FL called the Sheriff’s Office shortly after 9 p.m. Monday and told a dispatcher someone had been passed out in their vehicle for about 20 minutes.

A deputy noted in his report that as he approached the vehicle, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol. The driver, later identified as Rafael Delgado Rivera, was talking on a phone. His eyes were bloodshot, his eyelids were droopy and his speech was slurred.

Rivera told the deputy he had taken Xanax and Oxycodone, and had approximately five to six beers.

While getting out of the vehicle, the deputy said Rivera fell down and his body locked up and his eyes rolled back.

An ambulance was called and Rivera was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where it was determined he had opiates and cannabis in his system, and had a .336 blood alcohol content.

Officials discovered his driver’s license was suspended in September 2007 for failure to pay child support. Rivera remained at the hospital for several hours so his alcohol and drug combination could subside before he was released. He then was taken to the Marion County Jail.

If you have been charged with a DUI in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers at Tilden Law for a free initial consultation, 407-599-1234.