Police — in a report reviewed by BocaNewsNow.com — say Hackett was already out of her white Kia and sitting on the curb when officers arrived, and that she had glassy eyes, slurred speech, and an odor of alcohol. She refused medical treatment from Boca Raton Fire Rescue, telling paramedics, “I’m fine.” Hackett agreed to perform several field sobriety exercises but struggled throughout, according to the report, including losing her balance during the one-leg stand, missing her nose repeatedly during the finger-to-nose test, and getting stuck on the letter “S” twice while reciting the alphabet.
Officers say a records check turned up a prior DUI conviction from 2022, making this Hackett’s third DUI within ten years and bumping the charge up to a felony under Florida law. At the police station, Hackett refused to submit to a breath test, and investigators say she had also previously refused a breath, urine, or blood test in the past. That refusal added a second charge under Florida’s implied consent law. Hackett was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on $5,000 bond for the felony DUI charge and $1,000 bond for the refusal charge.
Records show Hackett listed an occupation as a bartender at a Boca Raton restaurant. Jail records list her home address in the 11600 block of Timbers Way in Boca Raton. She was booked into jail on June 29th and later released on $6,000 bond…