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Former Channel 10 Anchor Faces DUI Charge in Florida

Jennifer Howe, a former WTSP- Channel 10 weekend anchor, faces charges of driving under the influence with an accident after being arrested on Sunday, May 10, 2009.  During a phone interview, Howe was crying as she said missing her 8-year-old daughter on Mother’s Day led to her horrible mistake.

She said during the interview that it’s not a way to cope with anything and that she was deeply sorry. 

According to court documents, Howe, a 43-year-old woman, was prohibited from having any contact with her daughter on April 22.  The court order states that she must “prove a substantial change in circumstances that she is drug and alcohol free,” before the court will consider allowing her to have contact with her daughter.

Howe was approached by police in a CVS parking lot in St. Petersburg as she talked on her cell phone in the car.  They asked her for identification and later arrested her.

Howe blamed a combination of antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication as the reason why she couldn’t remember the events that led up to the arrest.  St. Petersburg Police Officer Tonia Nave stated that a police report showed that Howe had a blood-alcohol level of 0.152 when she was booked approximately 90 minutes after the arrest.

A witness said that Howe may have hit a school crossing sign and police officers did discover part of a plastic grille that matched damage to Howe’s vehicle.  Police also found evidence at her home that she backed her car out of the garage while the door was down.

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