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Man Charged With DUI, Child Neglect After Wrong-Way Trip On Nine Mile Road
August 13, 2014
A Cantonment man was jailed after allegedly driving drunk on the wrong side of Nine Mile Road with two children in the vehicle.
Robert Anthony Hardee, 23, was charged with DUI and two counts of felony child neglect. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $6,000 bond.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy’s report, he was traveling westbound on Nine Mile Road when he observed traffic swerving left and right to avoid a Nissan SUV traveling on the wrong side of the road. Hardee turned on Chemstrand Road where he came to a stop. Two children were in the vehicle.
Hardee failed a field sobriety test, and later failed a breathalyzer test with an alcohol level of .242 — just over three times the legal limit of .08 — according deputies. Deputies reported finding a small bottle of vodka in the vehicle, with one of the children telling a deputy that Hardee has just consumed the alcohol.
Hardee also received traffic citations for driving on the wrong side of the road and possession of an open container in a motor vehicle.
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13 Responses to “Man Charged With DUI, Child Neglect After Wrong-Way Trip On Nine Mile Road”
@paul Relieved to read you were joking. The sad thing is that there are a lot of people out there who aren’t joking when they make statements like that.
@Charlie.. I sure hope you know I was joking.. And if his level was a .242 there was more than a small bottle involved.. The only good part about this scene is that nobody went to the hospital or morgue.
Should be charged with attempted murder of those kids. This piece of trash will kill someone in thd future.
CONTEMPLATING:
“I can’t believe that little kid snitched on her old man. She should be the one doing time. Stop Snitchin’!”
It says, “Deputies reported finding a small bottle of vodka in the vehicle, with one of the children telling a deputy that Hardee has just consumed the alcohol.”
Where do you get “her” come from the above. I guess you figure it’s far better for him to go driving drunk down the road and risk killing someone you love as well as the children in the car?
Everybody’s got priorities.
This statement might still be right.
The kids are safer in jail than going down the wrong way of a busy highway with a drunk behind the wheel.
Not that it matters since everything already showed he was driving drunk.
David for better people
living children
and more snitches
I sure hope that Paul & Dudeguy are joking & just being sarcastic with their no snitch comments. While I don’t think that the snitching made any real difference in the charges against Mr. Hardee, telling children or for that fact ANYONE not to snitch, is why so many criminals get away with their crimes. The next time you are the victim, maybe you will feel different.
“with one of the children telling a deputy that Hardee has just consumed the alcohol.”
I guess he didn’t learn the no snitch rule yet
I can’t believe that little kid snitched on her old man. She should be the one doing time. Stop Snitchin’!
There is a bond schedule that has the appropriate amount law enforcement should set bond at during a suspect’s arrest. The schedule only classifies charges by their degree, like first degree misdemeanor, second degree felony and such. The bonds given to this guy were given according to the bond schedule, 2 third degree felonies and 1 first degree misdemeanor. But all you do when jacking up a bond, is give bondsmen more money.
WOW…..Those poor children.
Bonds are low because counties dont want to house and feed these folks.
>>Is $6000 correct? That seems way too low for a DUI and 2 felonies.
Yes, it’s correct per both jail and court records. $2,500 per child neglect charge, plus $1,000 for the DUI.
Is $6000 correct? That seems way too low for a DUI and 2 felonies.
So he’s back in business if he can raise $600 for a bondsman…….wow..