Pinellas County Wolf Pack nets 24 DUI charges
Peter Chenhall
Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Pinellas County law enforcement worked this weekend to try to reduce the number of DUI related crashes and deaths through a DUI Wolf Pack. The DUI Wolf Pack is dedicated to Peter Chenhall. At 39-years-old, he was killed by an impaired driver on February 17, 2018 in St. Pete Beach. While Chenall was on the sidewalk of Blind Pass Road, an impaired driver left the roadway and struck him. The driver left the scene and was later apprehended in St. Pete Beach. The driver was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The goal of the DUI Wolf Pack is to not only get impaired drivers off the road, but to also raise awareness about the dangers of operating a vehicle while impaired.
Results from the operation included the following criminal charges:
24 DUI's
1 BUI Charge
2 DWLS/R Charges (Driving While License Suspended or Revoked)
1 Felony Charge
1 Street Racing Charge
4 Other Misdemeanor Arrests
Total Charges 33
Citations included:
11 DWLSR (Driving While License Suspended or Revoked)
7 No Insurance
50 Speeding Tickets
1 Open Container
20 Non-Moving Violations
47 Moving Violations
24 DUI Citations
Total Citations 160
Several other agencies also participated in the program including St. Petersburg Police Department, Clearwater Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office will be conducting other Wolf Packs continuously throughout the year.