Impaired Winter Haven Woman Refuses To Leave Camaro, Charged With Battery And DUI

Winter Haven Woman Arrested After Allegedly Striking Victim and Showing Signs of Impairment at Circle K.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – An investigation at a Winter Haven convenience store quickly escalated into a struggle and a DUI charge after a woman allegedly struck a victim and then refused to exit her vehicle for deputies.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred Monday night at approximately 9:29 p.m. A deputy was dispatched to the Circle K located at Spirit Lake and Winter Lake roads following a report of a battery.

Upon arrival at the scene, the deputy located the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Loretta Lynn Pitts of Winter Haven, sitting in the driver’s seat of a yellow 2011 Chevy Camaro at a gas pump…

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