WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office says that a reckless boater was arrested and charged with a DUI after colliding with a dock on Lake Winterset.

Benjamin Mendez, 41, was driving a pontoon boat on Saturday with two men and one woman onboard when they struck a dock, according to an affidavit.

When a nearby deputy responded, he said that Mendez had a hard time standing up and kept tripping over items in the boat.

After being asked to hand the deputy a fire extinguisher, Mendez gave him a flare.

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The deputy said he could smell alcohol coming from Mendez, and after consenting to a breath sample, he registered a BAC of over 0.190.

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