A Village of Santo Domingo man was arrested Tuesday for the seventh time on a charge of driving under the influence.
Lady Lake police were alerted to a grey van that was driving recklessly on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 near its intersection with County Road 466. A police officer got behind the van, saw that it was swerving and initiated a traffic stop at the median on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 near the Boone Gate in The Villages.
The driver was identified as Keith Van Zandt Leeper, 51, of 1112 Dario Court. EMS personnel were called to the scene to determine if he had a medical condition. An empty pint of Skol Vodka was found in the center console of the vehicle.
He was unable to perform field sobriety exercises, refused to provide a breath sample and fell asleep in a holding cell.
The officer discovered that Leeper had six prior DUI convictions, some in Pennsylvania and others in Georgia.
He was booked at the Lake County Jail on $10,000 bond.
He had been arrested during the holidays after an altercation with an elderly woman in The Villages. You can read about that case HERE
