The Villages, FL (December 20, 2018) – A driver confessed to police that he had been drinking beer at a country club before he was involved in an accident with another vehicle.
At the time, 26-year-old Jared James Shifflette had been driving his 2018 Jeep when he made a right turn out of the parking lot at a country club and entered the southbound lanes of traffic. That’s when his vehicle struck another one head-on, which was driven by 38-year-old Timothy James Cronin Downey.
Shifflette originally told police that his vehicle had drifted into the other lane of traffic. He then admitted that he had three beers during a work party. He had been with other employees from his work at the Hacienda Hills Country Club.
Police conducted field sobriety tests and Shifflette failed. He was arrested on DUI charges and careless driving charges.
Downey and his passenger were not injured in the accident. Police continue to investigate at this time.
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