PCSO: DUI driver collides with Pinellas County deputy
MADIERA BEACH, Fla. - UPDATE: In December of 2023, The DUI property damage charges were dropped. Coltvet pled no contest for DUI personal injury and was found guilty and was sentenced to traffic school. Per state law, her license was suspended for a year for refusing BAC at the time of the accident.
She served 50 hours community service and paid traffic fines.
A 22-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday after investigators say she was driving under the influence when she was involved in a crash with a Pinellas County deputy.
According to investigators, the deputy was traveling northbound on Gulf Boulevard shortly before 10 p.m. as Elyssa Coltvet, 22, was traveling southbound.
Elyssa Coltvet mugshot courtesy of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
When Coltvet tried to turn left onto Madiera Way she was struck by the deputy, who had a green light, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators say Coltvet showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI with property damage and personal injury.
The crash is under investigation.