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DUI suspect arrested in fluffy slippers

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NAPLES, Fla., March 30 (UPI) -- Florida authorities said a man arrested for alleged late-night intoxicated driving was wearing fluffy white slippers when he was pulled over by deputies.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said Troy Reuter, 40, who had a Louisiana driver's license, was pulled over in his Toyota Camry about 11:23 p.m. Saturday in Naples after he was noticed weaving around the road and nearly striking a curb, the Naples (Fla.) Daily News reported Tuesday.

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Reuter, who was wearing fluffy white slippers, was given a citation for failure to maintain his lane and deputies began a drunken driving investigation.

A deputy wrote he approached the car and "within 6 feet I could smell alcoholic beverage coming from the area of the car. Reuter's eyes were not just watery and bloodshot, but looked like two meteorites on fire."

Reuter, who allegedly blew a 0.230 and 0.236 on the breathalyzer machine at Lee County Jail, was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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