{"id":30300,"date":"2023-02-19T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=30300"},"modified":"2023-02-19T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:38:44","slug":"polk-county-deputy-loses-job-after-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/02\/19\/polk-county-deputy-loses-job-after-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County deputy loses job after DUI arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy is out of a job after being accused of DUI on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"413\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2-10.png?resize=354%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2-10.png?w=354&amp;ssl=1 354w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2-10.png?resize=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1 257w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a news release, the sheriff\u2019s office said the Bartow Police Department responded to a crash on Highway 60 near Main Street at 3:12 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers determined James Peach, 29, was heading east on the highway before veering off the road and hitting a tree. Peach was driving his personal vehicle at the time of the crash and was not hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peach was arrested under suspicion of DUI. His blood alcohol concentration was measured at .153 while he was being booked into jail, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn orientation, I tell everyone you are held to a higher standard than the rest of the community, and if you drink and drive, you will be arrested and lose your job,\u201d Sheriff Grady Judd said. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheriff\u2019s office said Peach would have been fired had he not resigned during booking. He joined the agency in April 2019 as a detention deputy and had served as a deputy sheriff since Sept. 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peach was released from jail after posting a $500 bond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy is out of a job after being accused of DUI on Saturday. 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