Ron Book DUI Trial Postponed to April 14, 2020
Lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI trial has been postponed to April 14, 2020.
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Ron Book is very well connected. He knows everybody in the court system. DA’s & Judges almost kiss the ground he walks on. He has other very, very powerful and connected friends. Possibly even ones willing to do unethical favors for him on this. Even if convicted and sentenced to a little jail, it’s all a show. He will come out smelling like a rose. Aka win an appeal, pardoned etc. even if it takes a while. Look, he has retained his drivers license.. If that were you or I? Forget about driving any car for a very long time. He was drunk and crashed with injuries to human lives. Ron Book wins. Trust me.
We should all show up in court to demand justice. We can chant,,,,Take his drivers license now judge, he refused to take a breathalyzer test. Oh so nice of a thought. Dam, I wish.
But why not, though? Why not?
Continueances happen a lot in all sorts of cases. So, this is really no surprise.
I have no problem with continuances; my problem is that he still has an unsuspended drivers license after refusing a breathalyzer.
Since the DUI involved aggravating factors of: causing an accident and driving at high speed, there needs to be laws to protect children that restrict drivers from driving within 2000 feet of a school or playground. As well the horsepower of their automobiles needs to be limited to below 80. The Mitsubishi Mirage, comes with a 1.2-liter, three-cylinder engine providing 78 hp and 74 lb-ft of torque, a fine replacement vehicle for Ron Book. This would make Florida safer!
Exactly should have to have a monitor on their cars also can’t be trusted ever again todo the right thing and register all the vehicles they rent or own so they can’t sneak around for a drunken night out on the streets with us law abiding citizens that own up and pay for their mistakes.
That POS need see the inside of a jail. I hope the hell he faces time.
Never happen!
@VLH, I agree. I predict either all charges will be dropped before the trial (plaintiffs/witnesses paid off) or this will go to trial so Teflon Ron can be fully exonerated. If trial by Judge, it will be one that’s in his pocket. If by Jury, it will be one that’s hand-picked by him and/or his cronies.
Dozens of character witnesses will show up and profess him to be a Saint. They will gush over all the “good” him and his daughter have done for South Floriduh, especially in dealing with all those horrible, homeless “sex offenders.” He will come out of this as both a victim of an over-zealous prosecutor and as a hero of the “good” people of South Floriduh. Sickening!
Is his drivers license suspended until then…tongue in cheek? At least it is rescheduled for sometime this century.
Nope SOMEHOW he still has his drivers license.
Florida Statutes, Section 316.1932 provides that failure to submit to the blood alcohol test will result in the suspension of the person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for a period of 1 year.
His Driver’s license has not been suspended.
I guess that some are just too ‘good’ to be bothered by the law. Who can we check with to find out why his license has not been suspended? If it’s up to me, I’ll just take the question straight to the governor and Orlando Sentinel. I’ve never been accused of being bashful.
This is one of the many reasons why we should publicize this as widely as possible. I wouldn’t limit the scope to FL, but would see if the national news outlets might want to pick it up. There is general public outrage over this kind of class discrimination in a supposedly “blind” justice system. I think that if there is a lot of exposure, politicians and other elected officials might be less inclined to be linked with him.
Can FAC ethically disseminate information to the media outlets about this case? If not, who would be willing to submit a tip about his upcoming hearing and drivers license suspension irregularity?
James you can go to many media outlets and submit an anonymous tip. Just pull up the medi outlet and find contact us….