23-023 Off-duty Clearwater Fire Department Fire Medic Arrested for Driving Under the Influence

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
- DUI Unit

Todd Rushing (Arrested)
Age: 31
Employment: Clearwater Fire Department
Charges: Driving Under the Influence
 

PINELLAS COUNTY – On Saturday, February 18, 2023, around 9:51 p.m., deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau DUI unit arrested Todd Rushing, employed with the Clearwater Fire Department as a fire medic, for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

Deputies observed Rushing operating an unregistered golf cart on Skinner Boulevard in Dunedin. Contact was made with Rushing, who exhibited signs of impairment, including an odor of a consumed alcoholic beverage and bloodshot, watery, and glassy eyes.

Rushing agreed to perform Field Sobriety Tests but performed poorly on them.

Rushing refused to submit to a breath sample.

Rushing was arrested and charged with one count of DUI and transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

Below is Rushing’s booking photo