A 76-year-old man in Florida is accused of driving under the influence after deputies stopped his vehicle and reported that he admitted to consuming rum and cocaine. According to accounts from law enforcement, during the encounter he showed deputies a cup containing rum.
The reports state the man was driving with a suspended license. Fox News adds that he allegedly told deputies he had done cocaine minutes before the stop. The New York Post also quotes the sheriff’s office as describing his remarks about the rum he was drinking. Both outlets attribute the key claims to the sheriff’s office and present the matter as an allegation tied to the traffic stop in Polk County, Florida.
While the core facts are consistent across coverage—rum consumption, a suspended license, and the alleged DUI—outlets emphasize different specifics about what he said during the stop, including the timing of the alleged cocaine use.
