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Chemical Tanker Driver Gets Jail Time For Hwy 29 DUI
August 7, 2014
The driver of a chemical tanker truck was recently sentenced to jail after being arrested for DUI near Century.
In January, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said a citizen’s tip about 5:30 Tuesday morning about a trucker driving erratically led to deputies stopping the northbound tanker truck full of maleic anhydride on Highway 29 near Tedder Road.
The driver, 35-year old Alex Victorovich Kozlov of Milton exhibited odd behavior and an odor of alcohol was detected by deputies, the Sheriff’s Office said. He failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.
“A half empty bottle of vodka was recovered from the cab of the truck which indicated the suspect was still consuming alcohol at time of stop,” Sena Maddison, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, said following the arrest.
Kozlov was sentenced by Judge Darlene Dickey to nine months in the county jail, 50 hours of community service, and DUI school. In addition, his driver’s license was suspended for 12 months, an ignition interlock was ordered for his vehicle, and he was ordered to pay $1,606 in fines and costs.
Maleic anhydride is the acid anhydride of maleic acid and is used primarily in the formation of unsaturated polyester resins for use in boats, autos, trucks, buildings, piping, and electrical goods. It is also used to make pesticides and other organic compounds, according to the EPA. Acute inhalation exposure of humans to maleic anhydride has been observed to cause irritation of the respiratory tract, burning in the larynx, reflex cough, lacrimation, headaches, eye irritation, and corneal burns.
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Goodbye to that “CDL” !
“I wasn’t drinking and driving officer. I was driving and drinking.”