Two men in Cape Coral, Florida, were arrested on DUI charges after an officer watched them swap places behind the wheel at a gas station, police say. The case began with an anonymous report of a white Jeep Gladiator swerving and nearly hitting other vehicles as it drove west on Cape Coral Parkway, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. An officer found a matching Jeep parked at a 7-Eleven a short time later.
At the 7-Eleven near Palm Tree Boulevard and Cape Coral Parkway, the officer watched a man, later identified as Andrew Konchek III, climb out of the passenger seat and into the driver’s seat. He drove the Jeep to another pump, then moved back to the passenger seat. A second man, identified as Kevin Reardon, then got into the driver’s seat and drove away.
Officers followed the Jeep and watched it weave out of its lane, then drift into the bike lane twice. Afterward, ut nearly hit the sidewalk. They pulled it over on SE 1st Place, where an officer made contact with Reardon, the driver. Officers reported a strong odor of alcohol, ruled out any medical or mechanical issue, and noted that Reardon was unsteady, with bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. After Reardon performed field sobriety exercises, a DUI officer arrested him for DUI, and he refused a breath test…