By Danny Valentine, Times Staff Writer
Thursday, January 19, 2012
TAMPA — A 26-year-old Clearwater woman faces drunk driving and child abuse charges after she was pulled over while driving the wrong way late Wednesday with a 3-year-old boy in the backseat, police say.
At about 11 p.m., Christy Joy Hinz was seen driving her white Ford Mustang the wrong way down Florida Avenue N and weaving in and out of her lane, according to police.
An officer pulled her over at E Emily Street and N Florida Avenue. She had an open beer can between her legs and the smell alcohol on her breath, according to police.
She showed signs of impairment during a field sobriety test, police say, and refused to submit to a breath test.
"I'm not doing sh - -," she told police.
This is Hinz's third arrest for driving under the influence and the third time she has refused to submit to a breath test, police say.
Hinz was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. and booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on charges of aggravated child abuse, driving under the influence (third or subsequent) and refusal to submit to testing.