A 55-year-old New York man was arrested on a DUI charge Wednesday night after a Sumter County Sheriff's Office deputy reported seeing his golf cart speeding on Lakeshore Drive and nearly clipping a curb near Lake Sumter Landing. Timothy David Youngkrans, of Webster, N.Y., later provided breath samples of .188 and .185 blood alcohol content at the Sumter County Detention Center, more than twice Florida's legal limit.
According to Villages-News.com, the deputy caught up to Youngkrans's gray 2026 Teko golf cart on Old Mill Run after watching it speed without illuminated taillights, with its hazard lights flashing and blue lighting glowing in the roof lining and rear passenger area. Florida law generally confines golf carts to roads designated for that use, per Florida Statutes § 316.212.
Bloodshot Eyes and a Vodka Receipt
The deputy reported that Youngkrans had bloodshot, glassy eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol. A glass containing clear liquid and ice was in the cart, the report says.
According to the report, Youngkrans swayed and staggered on the sidewalk, failed the horizontal gaze nystagmus evaluation and struggled with the walk-and-turn exercise. He also complained of back pain, which he attributed to three days of yard work.
Beer Cans, a Bar Tab, and Prior Convictions
The report says a search of the cart found two Michelob Ultra cans containing liquid. A background check reportedly found two prior DUI convictions in New York, from 1991 and 2012.
Youngkrans was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $1,000 bond, the outlet's report states. The evidence reviewed does not establish the current status of the charge or how the case has since proceeded.
What Florida's DUI Law Says
Florida law defines driving under the influence as operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams per 100 milliliters of blood, or a breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or more grams per 210 liters of breath, according to Florida Statutes § 316.193. The same statute sets an enhanced first-conviction penalty — a fine of $1,000 to $2,000 and up to nine months in jail — for anyone convicted with a blood- or breath-alcohol level of 0.15 or higher, though those figures describe statutory penalties rather than a prediction of how Youngkrans's case will resolve.
A separate case involving a golf cart near Old Mill Run and Canal Street is also proceeding through the system. Joseph Paul Radvansky, 63, of the Village of Amelia, was arrested after a deputy noticed his black Yamaha golf cart traveling after sunset without headlights; his breath samples registered .128 and .124, Villages-News.com reported. Radvansky’s attorney later filed a motion to suppress evidence, arguing the deputy lacked a valid reason to stop the cart. In a subsequent filing, Assistant State Attorney Rana Kiwan argued the Feb. 14 stop was lawful, according to Villages-News.com.
