Alachua deputies arrest woman on DUI charges with 5-year-old in backseat

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) arrested a woman who they said was driving under the influence in southwest Gainesville while her young child was in the backseat.

ASO deputies arrested Jaykeria Patterson, 26, on Saturday night around 10 p.m. after they said they saw a white Nissan Versa swerving in and out of the bicycle lane near Southwest 8th Avenue and Southwest 61st Street.

Deputies said that after they pulled the vehicle over, the driver identified herself as Patterson and could not walk steadily; they said she would sway while standing still and they smelled alcohol on her…

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