A snoring Villager who was found passed out in a golf cart at Lake Sumter Landing has lost his driver’s license.
Sean Thomas Nolan, 59, of the Village of De La Visa North, entered a plea of no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of driving under the influence. He will lose his driver’s license for six months, has been placed on probation for one year and has been ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
A 911 caller alerted the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office to a man found sleeping in a green golf cart at about 2 a.m. Aug. 16 at Lake Sumter Landing. The caller said he had tried to wake up the man, but was unsuccessful.
A deputy arrived on the scene and noticed the key in the ignition of the golf cart. The man in the golf cart continued sleeping.
“I could hear him snoring,” the deputy noted in the arrest report.
Nolan, who was eventually identified by his Florida driver’s license, almost fell from the golf cart while speaking with the deputy.
The Chicago native had difficulty with his balance and struggled through field sobriety exercises. He provided breath samples that registered .252 and .250 blood alcohol content.