Numon Azimov is a truck driver from New York who was arrested in Florida with a blood alcohol level seven times the legal limit
According to police reports a tractor trailer was seen around 1 p.m. Tuesday northbound on I-75 near the Sumter County and Hernando County line swerving going down the road and would be pulled over by Florida State Highway Patrol
The trooper would soon realize that not only was Numon Azimov intoxicated he was also unable to speak English at the level required by the DOT
A search of the tractor would result with the finding of several BuzzBallz cocktail containers near the drivers seat. A test would reveal Numon Azimov blood alcohol level to be .259 and .273 which is seven times the legal limit
Numon Azimov would be arrested and charged with driving under the influence
Needless to say Numon Azimov career as a CDL driver is over as it should be. Not only is he facing legal problems there is no truck company that is going to hire a driver with a recent DUI on his record. With the new English regulations that have been put in place over the last few months his CDL is going to be revoked
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A truck driver is accused of driving under the influence after the tractor-trailer he was driving was seen swerving between lanes on Interstate 75 in Sumter County.
Numon Azimov, 36, was arrested Wednesday on a DUI charge, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
An FHP trooper responded to I-75 after several motorists reported seeing a tractor-trailer failing to stay in its lane and nearly colliding with other vehicles.
The trooper saw the tractor-trailer traveling north on the interstate and attempted to pull it over.
According to the FHP incident report, the trooper saw the tractor-trailer drifting across lanes multiple times and nearly crashing into an SUV.
When the trooper pulled the tractor-trailer over, Azimov was found behind the wheel with “bloodshot, watery eyes,” according to the FHP report. He also smelled of alcohol, FHP said.
According to investigators, Azimov admitted to drinking BuzzBallz, a ready-to-drink cocktail. The trooper searched the vehicle and found empty BuzzBallz containers near the driver’s seat.
Azimov was transported to the Sumter County Detention Center, but has since been released.
Tractor-trailer swerving on I-75 in Sumter County leads to DUI arrest of driver | FOX 35 Orlando
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A non-English speaking trucker was arrested on a drunk driving charge on Interstate 75 in Sumter County.
Motorists began calling in reports on a semi truck not using a turn signal and swerving out of its lane of travel at about 1 p.m. Tuesday northbound on I-75 near the Sumter County and Hernando County line, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
A trooper spotted the truck and saw it nearly collide with a black SUV. The driver of the SUV had to brake hard to avoid a collision and the trucker appeared to be oblivious to the fact that a crash had been narrowly avoided, the report said.
During a traffic stop, the trucker was identified as 36-year-old Numon Azimov of Rego Park, N.Y. The trooper found that the native of Uzbekistan does not speak English. Azimov had a commercial driver’s license issued in New York, but the trooper was concerned that Azimov did not meet the federal requirement that CDL holders be proficient in English.
It appeared that Azimov had been drinking and a nearly empty 200ml container of the alcohol beverage BuzzBallz was found in the cab of his truck. The beverage had a straw sticking out of the container. There were two additional BuzzBallz containers found in a trash bin in the truck.
Azimov performed poorly in field sobriety exercises and provided breath samples that registered .259 and .273 blood alcohol content.
He was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. He was released after posting $1,000 bond.
Non-English speaking trucker arrested on DUI charge on I-75 – Villages-News.com
