Taxi Cab Driver Arrested on DUI Charges

Police in Florida have arrested a cab driver for driving under the influence while he was transporting two passengers.

Jose Mirelez was pulled over on suspicion of DUI after police noticed him swerving and driving on the wrong side of the road. When police approached the vehicle they could smell alcohol on Mirelez's breath. He also had blood shot eyes and failed a field sobriety test.

Mirelez, who refused a breathalyzer test, was taken into police custody. He later refused to leave his holding cell.

He now faces charges for DUI and resisting an officer without violence.

Mirelez was previously arrested in 2003 and 2006, both times for driving without a license.  It is not clear whether or not those charges will affect Mirelez's new charges.

Mirelez was driving a United Taxi company cab.  The company has yet to comment over Mirelez' arrest.  His passengers were driven home by a cab driver from a different taxi company.

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