Ex - Gov. Chiles' Son Arrested on DUI Charge
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 6:12 p.m. ET
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A son of the late Gov. Lawton Chiles was arrested on charges of drunken driving, authorities said.
Ed Chiles, 50, was stopped early Sunday in Tampa after a police officer noticed him driving between two lanes, according to jail records. Police said his blood-alcohol content was reported as 0.15 and 0.16 percent, about twice the legal limit for driving.
Chiles was released from jail on $500 bail. Phone calls to his home and office Monday were not immediately returned.
Chiles, who lives on Anna Maria Island, owns several restaurants and is director of Solutions to End Red Tide, Inc.
His father served as governor of Florida from 1990 to 1998. He died in December 1998, three weeks before he was to leave office.
Ed Chiles' brother, Lawton ''Bud'' Chiles, opened a campaign for governor in January, but dropped out after learning he had not lived in the state long enough. |
