09/03/2026
ENHANCED DUI CONVICTION RESULTS IN PROBATION, ALCOHOL RESTRICTIONS AND DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2026
MONROE COUNTY, FL – In a recent case, County Judge Sharon Hamilton sentenced Scott Wyne after he pleaded no contest and was adjudicated guilty to Enhanced Driving Under the Influence.
Wyne was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and a Victim Impact Panel. He is prohibited from consuming alcohol, using illegal drugs or taking drugs without a prescription while on probation and is subject to random urinalysis at his own expense. He must also complete DUI school, undergo a substance-abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment.
His driving privilege was revoked for six months, and his vehicle must be impounded for 10 days. He was also ordered to pay $1,031 in fines, court costs and prosecution costs, in addition to a $50 monthly cost of supervision while on probation.
The case began on June 29, 2025, when a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a reckless driver near mile marker 102 in Key Largo. According to the arrest report, the caller reported seeing a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed and, when backing up, striking trees.
When the deputy arrived, he located the truck parked at a residence and made contact with Wyne as he exited the vehicle. The deputy reported smelling a strong odor of alcohol and observed that he had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes. During standardized field sobriety exercises, the deputy documented multiple indicators of impairment.
Wyne was subsequently arrested for DUI and transported for breath testing. After the required observation period, he provided two breath samples registering .342 and .340 , more than four times Florida’s legal limit of .08.
“Driving with a breath alcohol level more than four times the legal limit is not a mistake in judgment — it is an extremely dangerous decision that can have deadly consequences,” Chief Assistant State Attorney Joseph Mansfield said. “At that level of impairment, you are putting every driver, passenger and family sharing the road in danger. There is simply no excuse for it. Our office will continue to aggressively prosecute impaired drivers and work with our law enforcement partners to keep Monroe County’s roads safe.”
Assistant State Attorney Nick Gastesi prosecuted the case.
MONROE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
The Office of the State Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, led by State Attorney Dennis W. Ward, is committed to upholding the law through ethical prosecution, collaboration with investigative partners, and the pursuit of justice for the citizens of Monroe County.