SPPD: 4 who drove through accident investigation were drunk
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ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - Police in St. Pete made four DUI arrests overnight after they say all four drivers drove through a deadly accident scene without stopping.
Officers say Mechell Gould, David Payne, Benjamin Emmons, and Joachim Kohlhase failed to stop at 9th Avenue N and 66th Street.
Police were there investigating a deadly motorcycle crash at the time.
Officers stopped each of these drivers and say all four were impaired:
- Gould, 28, allegedly blew .181
- Payne, 23, refused breath test
- Emmons, 22, allegedly blew .221
- Kohlhase, 49, allegedly blew .224
Emmons and Kohlhase were also charged with possession of cocaine.
The motorcyclist involved in the original crash was David Flores-Vega. He was thrown from his bike when he crashed into a Pontiac and died at the hospital from his injuries.