Semler later resigned from the department after admitting a crack cocaine habit. A few minutes after Garcia drove from the girl's home, he failed to negotiate a curve and slammed into a tree. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Wells wrote in his report that Garcia had a strong alcohol smell and his eyes were bloodshot. A later test found that Garcia's blood-alcohol level was double the legal limit for adults and almost 10 times the limit for minors. He later pleaded guilty to drunken driving and received one-year probation and a fine.
Troopers examine cars passing the sign and watch for drivers who behave suspiciously.
Kramer cited obvious examples like flipping a U-turn or throwing things out a car window as reasons cars would be pulled over. Other less blatant but still suspicious offenders are followed and are pulled over if they disobey any minor traffic law. Troopers then conduct a routine traffic stop, although they are often shadowed by a drug-sniffing canine while sidling up to a stopped vehicle. If the dogs sniff something suspicious it gives troopers probable cause to rifle through the vehicle, he said. Under Utah law police agencies must garner a judge's approval before conducting a roadblock.