Jimmy Hernandez-Colindres Got Drunk And Crashed Into Motel 6, Offers Cop $500 To Drive Him Home, Gets Denied So He Raises His Offer To $600; Gets Arrested | September 9

Newberry: A man identified as Jimmy Hernandez-Colindres was arrested Saturday night after Florida Highway Patrol responded to a car crash in a Motel 6 parking lot in Newberry.

According to reports, Hernandez-Colindres drove the car into a pillar on the outside of the motel building, causing damage to the front of the car. The damage from the crash totaled about $1,000, the report said.

Hernandez-Colindres did not have a valid driver’s license and was never issued one, the report said. A trooper smelled alcohol on Hernandez-Colindres’ breath and observed his eyes were red and watery.

A trooper asked Hernandez-Colindres to perform a variety of sobriety exercises, but the man was too impaired to do them.

While driving Hernandez-Colindres to the Alachua County Jail, he offered the trooper $500 to take him home. Hernandez-Colindres offered to give up of his belongings as well.

After Hernandez-Colindres arrived at the jail, a trooper gave him a breath test. His blood alcohol level .223 percent, above Florida’s legal limit of 0.08%. While Hernandez-Colindres was being taken to a nearby hospital to receive medical clearance, he again bribed a trooper, raising the price to $600

Jimmy Hernandez-Colindres was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, DUI with damage to property, bribery of or by a public servant and operating a car without a valid license.

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