A Deland man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence when officers found him asleep at a red light.
Officers found 38-year-old Samuel Obed Williams sleeping behind the wheel of a silver 1999 Mercedes sedan stopped at a red light around 3:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. The vehicle had stopped past the white solid line in the pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of North 14th Street and Citizen Boulevard.
One of the officers knocked on the driver’s side window until Williams woke up, and he exited the vehicle after being asked multiple times, the report said. The officers observed his eyes to be bloodshot, watery and glassy. His speech was thick-tongued, and he was unsteady on his feet.
Williams then agreed to participate in field sobriety exercises. His poor performance led the officers to conclude he was under the influence. He later provided breath samples of 0.037g/210L and 0.040g/210, the report said.
He was ultimately arrested on charge of DUI and booked at the Lake County Jail with bond set at $1,000.