A man accused of driving drunk with two kids in a car before leaving them unattended at a Doral park has been arrested, police said.
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Shawn Samuels, 28, was arrested Sunday on two counts of child neglect with no great bodily harm, an arrest report said.
According to the report, officers responded to Trails and Tails Park at 11645 Northwest 50th Street and found the children, a 5-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, with a passerby who stopped to help them.
The girl said she was in a vehicle with Samuels after she saw him drinking alcohol at a local entertainment venue, and said after leaving he was driving erratically and struck a tree in the Doral/Sweetwater area, the report said.
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She said she eventually got out of the car with the boy for their safety while Samuels drove off, leaving them unattended, the report said.
Samuels was found by police at the park throwing up, with damage to his car, the report said.
A DUI investigation revealed his blood alcohol level to be .202, more than twice Florida’s legal limit of .08, the report said.
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Samuels was booked into jail. Attorney information wasn’t available.