ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A Putnam County corrections lieutenant is on administrative leave after being arrested on a DUI charge in St. Johns County Saturday night, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies say Corrections Lieutenant Karly Yoder, 33, was driving when she was pulled over by an officer with the St. Augustine Police Department.
According to Yoder's arrest report, an officer saw her vehicle make an illegal left turn from the right turn lane, almost crashing into another vehicle.
Yoder's vehicle also did not have its headlights or taillights on at the time of the incident, the report says.
During the traffic stop, the officer noticed Yoder's eyes were "watery and blood shot," and could "smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her breath."
Yoder spoke with slurred speech and was unsteady on her feet, the report says.
After Yoder was arrested for DUI, she refused to provide a breath sample.
Deputies say the incident is currently under investigation and Yoder is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Yoder has been with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office since 2014.
"The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has zero tolerance when dealing with impaired drivers," the Sheriff's Office said on Facebook.
"We uphold our deputies to a higher standard as we have seen first-hand the dangers of an impaired driver behind the wheel of a vehicle."