NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A Port Richey councilwoman who was hospitalized from a car crash months ago has now been arrested and charged with a DUI.

Lisa Burke was charged with DUI property damage after a crash at the Richey Drive and Wilkins Street intersection.

According to an arrest affidavit, the responding trooper noticed several impairment indicators: slurred speech, bloodshot, watery eyes, disoriented and a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath.

Burke told the responding deputy that she had four beers and was heading home from a local bar.

The injuries that Burke sustained made her unable to complete a breath test or give a blood sample.

Blood samples taken early the next day showed Burke was over the legal limit.

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