PALM CITY — A man told deputies he was “too fat” to participate in a field sobriety exercise, but that didn’t get him out of a DUI arrest, an affidavit states.

Rolando Gonzalez, 57, was arrested April 5 by Martin County sheriff’s deputies after investigators stopped his van at Southwest Cornell Avenue and Southwest Martin Highway. Deputies said the van had traveled 30 mph in a 35 mph zone and drove slightly off the road.

Gonzalez smelled of booze, his shorts were urine-stained and his zipper was open, the affidavit states.

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Deputies inquired of Gonzalez whether he had any medical issues that may impact his ability to walk or balance. Gonzalez said he was disabled and “can’t see my feet over my stomach.” Still, Gonzalez said he walks his dog every day.

Asked whether he could stand on one leg, Gonzalez said, “No, I’m too fat.” He declined to take that portion of the test.

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His weight is listed as 400 pounds.

In other contexts, a Rubenesque physique is celebrated. For example, the British rock bands Queen and Spinal Tap had hit songs titled “Fat Bottomed Girls” (1978) and “Big Bottom” (1984), respectively. Lyrics of the former include, “Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go 'round,” while lyrics to the latter include, “The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin', that's what I said, the looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand, or, so I've read.”

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Meanwhile, deputies arrested Gonzalez on a DUI charge.

Gonzalez, who has addresses listed in Stuart and Miami Lakes, was taken to jail.

Breath tests measured Gonzalez’s blood alcohol content at 0.158 and 0.156. That’s almost twice the legal limit of 0.08.

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