A 76-year-old Florida man with a suspended license allegedly admitted during a traffic stop that he had been drinking rum — later telling deputies he had also recently used cocaine — just four months after a separate DUI arrest, authorities said.Charles Ducking, 76, of Lake Wales, was pulled over after a sheriff's deputy allegedly observed him swerving while driving along U.S.Highway 27 in Waverly, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.The deputy detected the odor of alcohol and noticed that Ducking allegedly had slurred speech and watery eyes.When asked for his driver's license, Ducking allegedly told the deputy it had been suspended.FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER TROOPERS ALLEGEDLY FIND 34 OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINERS IN VEHICLECharles Ducking allegedly told a Polk County sheriff's deputy that his license was suspended because of a DUI and admitted he had been drinking, authorities said.
(Polk County Sheriff's Office; TW Farlow/Getty Images)"Well, I can't show you my driver's license cuz it's suspended cuz DUI.And I have been drinking a little bit right now," he said, according to the sheriff's office.Officials said Ducking then showed the deputy a silver thermal cup containing a brown liquid."This here is my rum I'm drinking," he said, according to the sheriff's office.IOWA WOMAN WITH A PRIOR CONVICTION UNDER HER BELT ARRESTED FOR OWI ON LAWN MOWERCharles Ducking, 76, was arrested in Polk County, Florida, after deputies said he admitted to drinking rum and recently using cocaine during a traffic stop.
(Polk County Sheriff's Office)A traffic deputy who responded to conduct a DUI investigation immediately recognized Ducking from a previous DUI arrest in May, the sheriff's office said.Officials said deputies also found a small orange container containing cocaine during a search of Ducking's vehicle, which allegedly prompted Ducking to tell law enforcement he had "done a line" 10 minutes before he was pulled over.During field sobriety tests, Ducking disp...