A Villager who admitted to drinking “14 to 15” beers was arrested after a passenger was knocked from a golf cart.
Lady Lake police were called at 8 p.m. Sunday to 1753 Lauren Lane on the Historic Side of The Villages to investigate the accident.
Suzette Ruth Martin, 50, had been driving a golf cart out of a garage when it “slammed into” nearby landscaping, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. Martin then tried to move the golf cart forward and her passenger was thrown out. Lake EMS transported the passenger from the scene by ambulance.
Martin said she had consumed 14 to 15 beers and admitted she was drunk, the report indicated.
She declined to take part in field sobriety exercises, indicating she was certain she would fail them.
She was unable to provide a breath sample and told police she has emphysema and lung cancer.
Martin was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and booked at the Lake County Jail. She was released after posting $1,000 bond.
