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Photo: Marion County Sheriff's Office (June 8, 2013)

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FloriDUH8:36 a.m. EDT, June 8, 2013

Man busted for 8th DUI allegedly tolddeputy beer is his coffee

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Phillip P. Jordan, 58, of Ocala was busted and is facing DUI charges after a fast food

restaurant worker saw Jordan “nearly falling over and using the door for support” when

Jordan came to the drive-through window, according to a news release from the Marion

County Sheriff's Office.

That worker alerted a Marion County deputy.

When the deputy arrived and conducted a traffic stop, the deputy noted that Jordan had

“a strong smell of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and his eyes were bloodshot and

watery,” the release stated.

Jordan explained tohis arresting deputy that beer is "his coffee" and he had some

Icehouse beer for breakfast, reports the Ocala Star-Banner.

Jordan failed the field sobriety exercises and was hauled to the pokey. A criminal

history check revealed seven convictions for DUI in Georgia and one DUI conviction in

Florida.

Memo to Jordan: Wake up and smell the coffee. Real coffee, that is.

Jordan is in the Marion County jail. His bond is $15,000.

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Steve Kahn at 8:06 AM June 09, 2013

it's ok to let him keep driving..after all he hasn't killed anyone..yet...

Politicians Suck at 12:01 PM June 08, 2013

One DUI take the car and the license for good, nobody gets drunk by accident, its nota sickness, its self inflicted, quit messing with these people its costing everybody abundle, you me everybody is paying for these asssholes....

DEN Willow at 10:34 AM June 08, 2013

Pass a NEW LAW...1 TIME ,lose your license for 5 years and sue the bar or the CLubthat served you and let you walk out their DOOR.............PERIOD

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