Deputies: Man drove drunk with three kids in car
THONOTOSASSA — Deputies accused a 41-year-old Thonotosassa man of passing out drunk while driving with three children in the car, jail records show.
Jose Luis Rico of 10801 Main St., Apt. A, was arrested on charges of DUI, child neglect, driving without a license and violation of probation for a 1996 DUI manslaughter, deputies say.
Deputies found his van parked in the road at Grant Street and Drexel Avenue in Seffner early this morning. There were three children inside. Rico did not respond to the deputy, who used ammonia to wake Rico.
Rico smelled of alcohol and was arrested on a charge of driving drunk, deputies say.
He was taken to Orient Road Jail. The children are in a relative’s custody.
– Abbie VanSickle, Times staff writer