SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill teacher found himself behind bars on the second day of school after deputies say he crashed into a fence at Explorer K-8 school on Tuesday.

What we know:

According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to the school shortly before 11:45 a.m. to investigate reports that a teacher crashed into a fence in the rear parking lot of the school.

The school resource deputy was the first to arrive and said he found Philip Scire unconscious, sitting behind the steering wheel with the vehicle still in gear.

The deputy said he also saw several empty single-serving alcohol containers within Scire’s reach.

Scire was taken to an area hospital for evaluation.

Once at the hospital, a traffic unit deputy arrived to speak with Scire.

The deputy not

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