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Florida Woman’s Fireball-Fueled Golf Course Drive Sparks Internet Frenzy
Guessing Headlights ^ | 5/20/2026 | Michael Andrew

Posted on 05/20/2026 10:17:36 AM PDT by simpson96

A Florida woman’s DUI arrest is going viral online after deputies said they found her sitting beside a crashed Hyundai near Streamsong Golf Resort surrounded by dozens of miniature alcohol bottles.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on May 14 near the resort outside Bowling Green, Florida. When a deputy arrived, they found a red 2018 Hyundai sitting on a sidewalk with 34-year-old Erika Mayer of Palmetto seated nearby.

The situation became even stranger after a witness told deputies they had watched the Hyundai being driven across portions of the golf course before the vehicle eventually came to a stop. Deputies said Mayer appeared incoherent, had slurred speech, and struggled to maintain her balance during the investigation.

Deputies said Mayer denied consuming alcohol despite the odor of alcohol allegedly being present on her breath. A search of the vehicle uncovered an unopened 10-pack of 50-milliliter Fireball Cinnamon Whisky bottles, 21 opened mini bottles of Fireball, and two empty bottles of 99 Brand liqueur.

Deputies also said Mayer refused to participate in standardized field sobriety tests and declined to provide breath samples. Investigators noted she told deputies her refusal was based on advice she received from friends and social media.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: crime; dui; florida; golf; isitthemyogi; themagain

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1 posted on 05/20/2026 10:17:36 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Fireball is good stuff!................


2 posted on 05/20/2026 10:20:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: simpson96

She seems nice.


3 posted on 05/20/2026 10:20:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: simpson96

Don’t drive on the greens!


4 posted on 05/20/2026 10:21:07 AM PDT by Kudsman (Get out Cornyn. You are an albatross around Ken's neck. )
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To: simpson96

Laz?


5 posted on 05/20/2026 10:22:10 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: simpson96
...21 opened mini bottles of Fireball, and two empty bottles of 99 Brand liqueur...

FORE!!

6 posted on 05/20/2026 10:22:13 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: simpson96

“The situation became even stranger after a witness told deputies they had watched the Hyundai being driven across portions of the golf course before the vehicle eventually came to a stop.”

Erika made her tee time.


7 posted on 05/20/2026 10:26:03 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: simpson96
refused to participate in standardized field sobriety tests

A sober person should do the same ... "field sobriety tests" are totally subjective frauds.

declined to provide breath samples

Bad idea ... the machine might be broken, but at least it provides an objective measurement.

8 posted on 05/20/2026 10:28:55 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: simpson96

I drink Fireball just for the cinnamon taste.


9 posted on 05/20/2026 10:30:12 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy
I drink Fireball just for the cinnamon taste.

and Playboy has wonderful articles

10 posted on 05/20/2026 10:32:10 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: simpson96

Fireball, that stuff is the cheapest. All the Circle Ks around here have it for 99 cents a bottle.


11 posted on 05/20/2026 10:33:49 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: NorthMountain

Refusal is a bad idea. FL law on the subject...

https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.1932.html

If a driver thinks the breathalyzer isn’t accurate, there is nothing that prohibits the driver from having a blood test done.


12 posted on 05/20/2026 10:34:16 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: simpson96

Streamsong Golf Resort: where every hole is the 19th


13 posted on 05/20/2026 10:35:07 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (If the Islamic Republic government is in power in Iran when the war is over, we will have lost.)
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To: kawhill

Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein
Und das heißt....Erika!


14 posted on 05/20/2026 10:36:40 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Red Badger
This song is great, and I hear the guy who wrote it John Ryan (Pitbull" is a conservative!


LINK: FIREBALL!

I am not often enamored with current pop music (and yeah, this one is a bit older now) but for a party tune...with lots of Fireball liquor being passed around, yeah. I can sign onto that, even though I don''t drink much anymore.

15 posted on 05/20/2026 10:38:08 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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His family has a history of fighting against the Castro regime in Cuba.


16 posted on 05/20/2026 10:39:17 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: 1Old Pro

I miss reading those wonderful articles.


17 posted on 05/20/2026 10:39:23 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy
I miss reading those wonderful articles.

Yep, they were exhilarating

18 posted on 05/20/2026 10:40:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

LOL!


19 posted on 05/20/2026 10:40:57 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: dfwgator

Good! I have known at least one woman who came over from Cuba back in the early Sixties, and when she heard the name “Castro” she would very nearly spit reflexively on the floor.


20 posted on 05/20/2026 10:41:02 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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